Baku / 04.04.20 / Turan: The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, on Saturday signed an order to dismiss Vugar Safarli from the post of Executive Director of the State Support Fund for Media Development under the President of the country. By another decree of the President, Ahmed Mammad Oglu Ismailov was appointed to this post.
Safarli was a close associate of Ali Hasanov, who was removed from the post of Presidential Aide for political affairs last fall.
The Fund’s activities have been criticized due to the non-transparency of the distribution of state aid allocated for the media, as well as apartments in two multi-storey buildings built for journalists at the expense of the state. –06D-
Politics
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On December 4, the embassies of the European Union, Great Britain and Switzerland organized a reception with the participation of human rights defenders, members of civil society, media, lawyers and public activists of Azerbaijan.
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On December 4, human rights activist Rufat Safarov was charged at the Binagadi District Police Department.
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Hafiz Babaly, the investigative journalist arrested in the Abzas Media case, previously filed a complaint with the Ombudsman's Office regarding the lack of medical care for his varicose veins. The response he received stated that the Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Justice had replied to the Ombudsman's inquiry on this matter.
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Elnur Hasanov, an activist of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), who was sentenced to three years in prison on drug-related charges, began a hunger strike on December 3. According to the APFP, Hasanov is protesting against his failure to be transferred to a correctional facility and the denial of meetings with his relatives.
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