The situation in Azerbaijan is concerning. This issue was raised at a meeting of the Bureau and will be discussed during the session, said at a press conference in Strasbourg, the PACE President Jean Claude Mignon, when asked whether he had received the appeal of the Azerbaijani opposition to withdraw rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee on Azerbaijan, for their bias.
"I have not yet received such an appeal, but I am aware of the situation in the country. Such a situation in any country-member of the Organization, causes concern and will be considered.
First of all, the talk is about poor human rights situation," he said.
As for the request to revoke the speakers, this decision cannot be taken only by Mignon, this is a prerogative of the PACE monitoring committee, headed by Andres Herkel, added Mignon. -06В-
Politics
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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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