Journalist Shahin Rzayev arrested
Political observer of the regional publication JAMnews Shahin Rzayev was arrested.
He left the house at about two o'clock in the afternoon on January 15 and after that he stopped communicating, his relatives said.
Later it turned out that he was detained by the police and arrested for 15 days under Art. “petty hooliganism” of the Code of Administrative Offences.
Ibrahim Amiraslanly, an employee of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, confirmed information about Rzayev’s arrest to Turan.
Rzayev is a journalist with extensive work experience. He is known for his involvement in numerous regional civil society projects aimed at achieving peace in the South Caucasus.
Periodically, Rzayev expressed criticism of the Azerbaijani authorities.
Politics
-
On May 15, activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Elkhan Aliyev announced a dry hunger strike in a new detention center in the village of Umbaki.
-
On May 16, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced three rulings and decisions on Azerbaijan, the legal information website reports https://aihmaz.org /. In the case of “Azadlig” Newspaper and Ganimat Zahidov v. Azerbaijan, the complaint concerned a court decision against an opposition publication for publishing an article titled "The Secret of cheap meat in the Ministry of Defense."
-
Today, the Ganja Court of Appeal has completed consideration of the complaint of Osman Narimanoglu (Rzayev), the head of the demokratik.az site on the sentence of imprisonment for 6.5 years. As Narimanoglu Arzu Rzayeva's wife told Turan, After a formal trial, the court announced the verdict in the absence of a lawyer, leaving the verdict of the first instance unchanged, Narimanoglu’s wife Arzu Rzayeva told Turan.
-
The Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Justice informed about the results of Alesker Mammadli's tests, which were taken from him on April 26. "The letter indicates that the hormone level in Alesker Mammadli's blood is normal," lawyer Agil Laidj said. It is also claimed that a consultation was held with an oncologist and it was established that "the oncological process is not monitored."
Leave a review