International human rights organization FreedomHouse announced its traditional annual report on the state of freedom in the world.
Azerbaijan, like all previous years, remained in the list of unfree countries among 48 countries by the FreedomHouse.
Among the CIS countries unfree countries are recognized: Russia , Uzbekistan, Belarus, and Turkmenistan. Georgia and Armenia are considered partly free.
In Azerbaijan was noted in the past year further deterioration in the form of restriction of freedoms and rights of citizens, the suppression and persecution of civil society activists and opponents of the authorities; in particular, violations of property rights of citizens. -16-
Politics
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Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister JeyhunBayramov expressed condolences to his Turkish counterpart, HakanFidan, on Monday following a tragic fire at a hotel in Turkey's Kartalkaya mountain ski resort in Bolu province.
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Today, the Sabail District Court considered a motion to transfer young researcher Bakhruz Samedov, who is accused of "high treason," to house arrest.
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On January 22, lawyer Zibeyda Sadigova visited journalist Farid Ismayilov at the Baku Detention Center No. 1, who was arrested on January 17 in connection with the Toplum TV case. Ismayilov had been brought in for questioning back in March 2024 and placed under police supervision.
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On February 3, the trial of public activist Nijat Ibrahim will begin in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. This decision was made on Wednesday at a preparatory hearing by Judge Aygun Gurbanova. According to lawyer Zibeida Sadigova, Ibrahim was taken to court in handcuffs. There were guards sitting next to him throughout the whole process.
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