The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Press Dunja Mijatovic condemned the verdict of imprisonment a famous human rights activist Rasul Jafarov. "An unjust sentence against Rasul Jafarov increased the number of journalists, and human rights unreasonably kept in prisons of Azerbaijan," reads the statement of Mijatovic, "Azerbaijan systematically and widespread suppressed fundamental human rights and critical voices," she said. "In the near future I intend to visit Baku to address these disturbing questions. Unfortunately, state agencies previously ignored numerous requests that I made during the meetings with them. Despite this, I will continue to search for a constructive dialogue with Azerbaijan," reads the statement. -16D-
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A court in the Mangystau region of Kazakhstan has sentenced blogger Azamat Sarsenov to a 10-day detention for filming the crash site of an Embraer 190 passenger plane in Aktau. The ruling was confirmed by the court's press service, according to reports from RBC.
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The families of those killed in the crash of the AZAL passenger plane “Embrayer-190” will be paid compensation in the amount of 40 thousand manats (about 24 thousand dollars).
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On 26 December, Ramzan Kadyrov awarded his nephew Khamzat Kadurov, who holds the post of secretary of the Chechen Security Council, with the medal "For Services to the Chechen Republic".
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The Russian side must apologize for the air defense attack on the Azerbaijani civilian aircraft, said Azerbaijani MP Rasim Musabeyov.
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