President Ilham Aliyev signed a pardoning Decree on March 17 and released about 70 prisoners. Among them is the editor in chief of Azadlig paper Ganimat Zahidov. He was arrested in November 2007 and sentenced in 2008 to 4 years for hooliganism. However international community recognized him as a political prisoner.
Politics
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Baku Court for Serious Crimes, chaired by Elnur Nuriyev, held a regular session on 29 November on the case of Tofig Yagublu, a member of the coordination centre of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) and the Musavat Party.
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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has condemned the crackdown on peaceful protests in the country and called on the country to remain faithful to European values.
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The Azerbaijani Interior Ministry has lifted the ban on Samira Gasymly, the wife of political scientist Azer Gasymly, from leaving the country. However, her trip abroad was disrupted because she did not catch her flight.
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Three members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) have been detained over the past two days.
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