The German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called the change a measure of restraint of the Azerbaijani human rights activist Leyla Yunus to house arrest "an important humane step," reported late evening on December 9 the Agency AFP. According to him, it is now necessary urgently provide the necessary medical care to Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif.
The EU called release of the human rights activist a positive gesture, and urged Baku to further action in this direction. The EU expressed its readiness to "strengthen and develop" relations with Azerbaijan.
The US State Department also welcomed the decision of the court of Baku, stating that it is "a manifestation of humanity," according to DW.-0-
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Arrested journalists of 'Abzas Media' do not stop their investigations even in prison. They have already publicised the facts of physical pressures on prisoners in Baku SIZO-1. This time they drew attention to the harsh conditions of detention of prisoners, failure to provide them with food, clothes, bedding and hygiene products, which they are entitled to at the expense of the state.
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The 27 member states of the European Union will discuss the situation in Georgia, including the possibility of revoking the visa-free regime with this country, at the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council meeting on December 16, the EU Ambassador to Georgia, Pawel Herczynski, said on Friday.
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Human rights defender Rufat Safarov appealed to Ombudsman Sabina Aliyeva due to bad attitude of SIZO-1 staff towards accused Fazil Gasymov. After that, the situation changed for the better, in particular, Gasymov was allowed to communicate with his brother for more than two hours without the guard's supervision. Rufat Safarov, head of the human rights organisation ‘Protection Line’, told Turan.
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The trial of Famil Khalilov, an activist, disabled first-group citizen, accused of drug trafficking, continued in Baku's Serious Crimes Court on Wednesday.
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