Avaz Zeynalli, the detained editor of "Khural" newspaper, appealed to the chief of the Baku prison with a request to transfer him to a clinic due to health problems, according to information from the Committee to protect the rights of Zeynalli.
According to the same source, Zeynalli has acute cardiac issues, headaches, breathing problems, and symptoms of diabetes. Therefore, he needs serious treatment and examination. Zeynalli also called on the Ombudswoman to visit him and to assist in providing him with adequate medical care.
Zeynalli was arrested on October 28, 2011 on the complaint of the then deputy Gular Akhmedova (now she herself is under arrest for fraud.)
Zeynalli is charged under four Articles of the Criminal Code: 311.3.3 (large size bribery) 311.3.4 (bribery using threats), 306 (non-execution of court decisions), and 213-1 (tax evasion.)
The journalist denies the charges and said that the case was fabricated in connection with criticism of the government. The prosecutor asked the court to sentence Zeynalli to 11 years in prison. On February 28, the floor will be given to the defense. -16D06-
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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