Yesterday, in Brussels, during the 18th EU - NGO Human Rights Forum, Leyla Yunus spoke with Federica Mogherini, High Representative of European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, particularly on the problem of political prisoners, who are already more than 160 and whose number continues to grow. At the same time, she shared information regarding tortures.
The information was released by the human rights activist, Leyla Yunus’s husband Arif Yunus. –06D--
Politics
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Azerbaijan's state budget revenues reached approximately AZN 14.993 billion in tax collections in the first 11 months of 2024, marking a 4.1% increase compared to the same period last year, driven primarily by a surge in the non-oil sector, which accounted for an impressive 68.6% of the total, or over AZN 10 billion.
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On December 11, the Baku Court of Appeal considered an appeal regarding the detention of human rights defender Rufat Safarov. Safarov’s lawyer, Bahruz Bayramov, stated that the defense requested the annulment of his arrest due to the lack of grounds for criminal prosecution. If this was not possible, the lawyers asked for the measure of restraint to be changed to house arrest.
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Azerbaijan has significantly expanded its broadcasting infrastructure in 2024, commissioning 124 new radio transmitters and upgrading 52 others, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport Samir Mammadov announced at an event on the evolution of radio broadcasting in the country.
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On 11 December, President Ilham Aliyev received President of the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Michael Tuccin and newly elected President of the Committee Bernard Kaminetsky.
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