On behalf of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), Elena Valenciano (S&D, ES) expressed her deep concern regarding the Azeri court decision to sentence Leyla and Arif Yunus to eight and half and seven years in prison respectively "solely for carrying out their legitimate human rights work in a country where the suppression of dissenting voices has increased dramatically over the past few years."
"I firmly condemn this sentence taking into account the irregularities reported during the judicial process" she added.
At the same time, she strongly urged the authorities to release them immediately "as such a verdict is similar to a death sentence given the deteriorating health of both Leyla and Arif Yunus". -02D-
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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