The incident at the trial in the case of theologian Thale Bagirzade and arrests of believers was a planned provocation aimed at distracting the local and international community of the presidential election falsification, as said by participants of a round table in the office of IRFS, organized by the Committee to Protect the rights of Islamists. Representatives of political parties, human rights organizations and public figures attended the event.
Participants noted that on October 28 during Bagirzade’s trial at Sabunchu court 36 people were detained and four arrested.
"To distract the attention of people, the authorities provoke conflicts. Society must unite and fight together against violations of fundamental freedoms," said the deputy chairman of the Popular Front Party, Nureddin Mammadli .
In his view, authorities want to make horror of the Islamists to demonstrate them to Europe. One of the detainees Nijat Imranly said detainees were beaten and tortured in front of Sabunchi court.
"We have heard their groans. Abbas was beaten so badly that he could not breathe. Then he was given medication and water. He did not smoke, and he was charged with possession and use of drugs," said Imranly.
Head of the Centre to Protect Freedom of Conscience and Religion (DEVAMM), Ilgar Ibrahimoglu, was surprised by the reaction of society. "Society, political leaders, NGOs should express their attitude to this person and should be involved in human rights activities," said Ibrahimogli.
"All prisoners of hijab must be released, the country must unconditionally lift the ban on the hijab," said Ibrahimogli. "We strongly condemn the massive violation of human rights. We live here under a godless , lawless, immoral regime," said the former deputy prime minister Panah Huseyn .
The next meeting of the Committee to Protect the Rights of the Islamists will take place in a broader format. -03C06-
Politics
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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