In Baku, as well as around the world, the Embassy of France will take a minute of silence in memory of those killed in the terrorist attack against the staff of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, with 12 people killed. The action will be arranged at noon Paris time, when it will be 15:00 in the capital of Azerbaijan.
In connection with the national mourning, the French Embassy lowered the national flags of the Fifth Republic. -0-
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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