Following Absalyamova apprehension on November 30, her colleagues gathered outside the courthouse, facing police violence.
Baku/01.12.23/Turan: On December 1, the Khatai Court of Baku authorized the arrest of Nargiz Absalyamova, a journalist of the online publication AbzasMedia, for 3 months on charges of smuggling by prior agreement with a group of persons (206.3.2) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.
The journalist, Absalyamova, declared her innocence, asserting that she was being prosecuted for her journalistic activities. The investigation alleges collusion between Absalamova and three other previously detained AbzasMedia employees – Ulvi Hasanli, Sevinj Vagifgizi, and Mohammedov Kekalov.
Following Absalyamova apprehension on November 30, her colleagues gathered outside the courthouse, facing police violence.
In response to these developments, the international press protection organization Reporters Without Borders urged the Council of Europe Media Freedom platform to intervene, calling for measures to halt the escalating repression against journalists in Azerbaijan and secure their release. -02D-
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Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who arrived in Baku today, held a press conference at the COP29 climate conference. When asked about the arrested climate activists and opposition figures in Azerbaijan, she stated that Germany advocates for the release of government critics and that she would raise this issue during her meeting with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister. She specifically mentioned the name of Professor Gubad Ibadoglu, a doctor from Dresden University.
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On November 21, climate activists held a series of protests at the COP29 climate conference in Baku. The main themes of the protests included nuclear weapons testing, animal killings, protection of rivers and water bodies, and environmental pollution.
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The General Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) adopted a resolution on Friday reaffirming its commitment to democratic reforms, regional stability, and European integration amidst escalating geopolitical tensions driven by Russia's ongoing aggression in Ukraine.
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Activist Nijat Ibrahim, who was detained in Baku pre-trial detention center-1, inflicted numerous wounds on himself on November 20 in protest against unjustified criminal prosecution, his wife Parvin Ibrahim told Turan. According to her, on November 21, her husband called her and informed her that the day before he had inflicted incised wounds on himself with a piece of mirror. In particular, he cut his throat and ears.
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