Strategic command and staff exercises Caucasus-2016 with the participation of approximately 12,500 soldiers began on the territory of the Southern Military District of Russia today. It is planned to test new weapons and equipment during this, the Defense Ministry reported.
‘The Caucasus-2016 exercises will take place at the sites of the Southern Military District, the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea from 5 to 10 September,’ the statement says.
Recall that this year it is already the third military exercise conducted by Russia in the Caspian Sea close to the borders of Azerbaijan, as well as in the waters outside the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea. In previous exercises Russian ships moved to the coast of Iran and launched medium-range missiles against targets in Syria. -02D-
Politics
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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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