The leader of the Real Movement, Ilgar Mamedov should be released from jail, Turan was told by Jamil Hasanli, a single candidate for president of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF.) He said that the rights of Ilgar Mamedov, as one of the presidential candidates, are being violated. "All the candidates themselves head their election campaigns, and only Ilgar Mamedov is under the arrest. This is a gross violation of his rights. Ilgar Mamedov must be released, and like the others, is to head his campaign," said Hasanli.
Mamedov has been imprisoned due to the events of January 23-24 in Ismailly region. The investigation accuses him of organizing mass disorder and resisting arrest. Local and international democratic community believes that Mamedov is pursuit for political reasons. Amnesty International recognized him "prisoner of conscience". -03B04-
Politics
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Voting in the early elections to the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan began at 8:00. Voting is taking place at 6,478 polling stations throughout Azerbaijan, including the lands liberated from occupation. 990 candidates are competing for 125 seats in the unicameral parliament.
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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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