MEPs called on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners before the European Games, according to sources in Strasbourg.
President of the European Parliament Alexander Graf Lambsdorff said that the Azerbaijani authorities should ensure that the rights and freedoms of their citizens are observed under the European Convention of Human Rights and the Declaration on Human Rights.
The European Parliament is preparing to take a resolution on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan during its session this June. Prior to that, MEPs demand the release of journalists, human rights defenders and political activists on the lists of political prisoners. -03D04-
Politics
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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