The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has launched an investigation into more than 10 complaints about the violation of Azerbaijan's freedom of information. According to the ECHR website, complaints related to the non-public information about the expenditure of public funds by the Government. In all these affairs government agencies ignored the applicants' requests for information, or the answers were not complete.
The applicants are the Media Rights Institute, Center for Assistance to Economic Initiatives, Association of Assistance to Free Economy, the Committee to Protect the rights of oil workers as well as journalists: Rovshan Hajiyev, Yashar Agazade, Natig Adilov, lawyers: Fariz Namazly and Khalid Agaliyev.
The defendants were SOCAR, the Cabinet of Ministers, of AzTV, the Milli Mejlis, the Ministry of Health, BSU. The complaints raise issues of violations of Articles 6 (right to a fair trial), 10 (freedom of expression) and 13 (right to an effective legal remedy.) Complaints were compiled by the Institute of Media Law. ECHR gave the government time to respond the questions until May of next year.—06D-
Politics
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On the eve of the closing of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has drawn attention to the criminal cases of journalists detained in Azerbaijan.
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, officials from the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office's Anti-Smuggling Unit have detained an Azerbaijani citizen with a large shipment of gold. The detention took place near the Vadi İstanbul shopping center in the Sarıyer district, where a taxi was stopped. During the search, 70 kg of gold was found. The Azerbaijani citizen in the vehicle claimed ownership of the cargo and also stated that he was a diplomat. The investigation by the prosecutor's office is ongoing, reports Sabah newspaper. The media outlet does not disclose the name of the "diplomat," only his initials – M.G.Ş. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined to comment on the situation.
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On November 22, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed negotiations with Azerbaijan regarding a peace treaty in an interview with Public TV. In particular, he emphasized that society should move away from certain stereotypes. “We are outraged when we hear the term ‘Western Azerbaijan.’ But we don’t think that when we say ‘Western Armenia,’ it also irritates anyone,” he stated.
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