The OSCE Special Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, and the Commissioner for Human Rights, Nil Muzhnieks issued a joint statement in connection with the sentence of Khadija Ismailova.
According to the statement, the Azerbaijani authorities continue to suppress critical voices. "An unjust sentence against Ismaylov clearly shows that the Azerbaijani authorities continue to drown out critical voices. Once again, I call the authorities to stop the pressure on journalists," said Mijatovic.
"Khadija Ismailova has been punished for the courageous work of investigative journalist in a country where the critical voices are suppressed one after another. It is a blow to democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights in Azerbaijan," said in his turn, Muiznieks.
The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists also condemned the verdict, calling the trial of Ismayilova a "farce", and called on the authorities to cancel it.-16D-
Politics
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On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
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From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
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President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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