The authorities did not dare to arrest a civil society activist, Hasan Huseynli, who was detained by police the day before on charges of hooliganism. According to lawyer, Huseynli will be for a year under police surveillance. This means that Huseynli can not leave the town and must regularly attend police.
A lawsuit was filed against Huseynli under the Article on hooliganism with weapons, and he can be imprisoned up to seven years in prison.
The arrest of human rights activist caused serious international reaction and protests.
The real reason Huseynli’s arrest is the active work of his NGO "Kamil Vatandash " which attracts the youth. -06В-
Politics
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A travel ban has been imposed on Samira Gassimly, the wife of political scientist Azer Gassimly. She herself informed Turan about this. On November 30, she was not allowed to depart from Baku airport for an overseas business trip.
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On Friday, the State Security Service (SGB) issued an official statement confirming the arrest of Gahraman Mammadov, the assistant military attaché of Azerbaijan in the U.S., who was previously detained in Istanbul with 70 kg of gold. Mammadov is accused of smuggling in conspiracy with another Azerbaijani citizen, Anar Gassimov, and foreign nationals.
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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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