Baku/21.01.22/Turan: On January 24-28, the regular session of PACE will be held in Strasbourg. The agenda of the session includes the issue of violation of the rights of the LGBT community in the countries of the South Caucasus. The report of the Belgian MP Christopher Lacroix contains a separate subsection on the situation with sexual minorities in Azerbaijan. The report will be presented on the 25th.
On January 27, a report by the French MP Andre Gatolin on the forced disappearance of persons in the space of the Council of Europe will be heard. The report contains a reference to the conflict in Karabakh. -02D-
Politics
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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EU Reporter sadly announces the death from natural causes this week of its Political Editor Nick Powell, whilst attending the Global Media Forum in Susha, Azerbaijan.
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The health of economist Fazil Gasimov, who is on hunger strike for the 43rd day, has deteriorated sharply. On the night of July 26, he was transferred from the Baku pre-trial detention center-1 to a medical institution of the Penitentiary Service, the economist's brother Nazim Gasimov told Turan.
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On July 26, the trial of public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continued in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. Three witnesses were heard. One of them said that she had once asked Hajiyev for help in obtaining a visa for a tour to the Czech Republic and had no other business with him. At the same time, the witness stressed that she did not personally transfer the money, but made a transfer for the service.
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