Press Service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry represented by Elman Abdullayev turned to the official London calling "to refrain from undue interference in the internal affairs of Azerbaijan, and spend their efforts to improve human rights in his country." These words by Abdullayev are quoted by pro-government media of Azerbaijan, as a response to the statement of the official Baku for the British Minister for Europe David Lidington. The day before he condemned politically motivated and falsified verdict against civil activist from Ganja Hasan Huseynli.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman said that no one in Azerbaijan is persecuted for his political views, and he regards the words by Lidington as 'indicator' of Britain's attitude to the rule of law.
Abdullayev said that the UK government is manipulating democratic values, it was repeatedly criticized for the lack of conditions for free ships, torture, opacity legislatures, mass surveillance of citizens on the Internet and telephone tapping, violation of privacy, slavery, racial discrimination, violation of immigration laws, etc. -02D-
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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