The Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch condemned the court decision on the imprisonment to 10 years, youth activist Bayram Mamedov for graffiti on the monument to Heydar Aliyev. "The Azerbaijani authorities continue to show extreme intolerance towards freedom of expression, and does not hide the intention to silence anyone wishing to criticize or speak the truth," reads the representative of AI Denis Krivosheev.
In turn, the representative of HRW Giorgi Gogia said that political satire in Azerbaijan banned and severely penalized. The court's decision in the case of 21 year-old Bayram Mammadov indicates the absence of the country's fundamental rights and freedoms.
Earlier, a court in Baku rules the imprisonment to 10 years another activist - Giyas Ibrahimov. These young people together painted the political slogans on the monument to Heydar Aliyev in the center of the capital, for which he had been accused of trafficking heroin, and were convicted.-02D-
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Today, the trial of the disabled 1st group, paralyzed activist Famil Khalilov ended in the Baku Court of Serious Crimes.
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On February 6, pro-government media reported 6 that Azerbaijan is demanding the closure of the “Rossotrudnichestvo” representation in the country, as this organization is not registered in Azerbaijan. Requests from Turan agency to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to confirm this information went unanswered.
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The international organization "Women Press Freedom" condemned the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylergizi in Azerbaijan. A statement of the organization noted that this is the latest in a series of troubling state attacks on independent media in Azerbaijan. On the same day, another journalist, Shamshad Aga, was detained.
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Shamshad Aga, editor of the "Argument.az" website, has been found guilty in the Meydan TV case of smuggling (Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to two months and one day in detention. The decision was made on February 6 by the Khatai District Court of Baku, as reported by Turan, citing his lawyer, Shahla Humbatova.
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