Mamedyarov leaves for Saudi Arabia

It seems that the Kremlin's hopes that Donald Trump's return to power in the U.S. would be beneficial for Russia have not come to fruition. Upon returning to the White House, Donald Trump stated that he plans to meet with Putin soon. However, he also declared that Putin is "destroying Russia" by refusing to make peace and end the war in Ukraine.

On January 21, the Speaker of the Milli Majlis, Sahiba Gafarova, arrived in Italy on an official visit, as reported by the press service of the Azerbaijani Parliament.

Due to the winter period, Gubad Ibadoglu has moved from his summer house near Sumgait to Baku. However, every Tuesday and Thursday, he is required to travel to the Sumgait City Police Department No. 1 for registration. According to his lawyer, Zibeyda Sadigova, under Article 3.18 of the Police Supervision Rules during House Arrest, if a person changes their place of residence, they must be transferred to the police jurisdiction of the new residence within 24 hours.

The hearing scheduled for 21 January in the trial against the investigative outlet Abzas Media will unfold as repression and injustice proliferate in Azerbaijan. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demands that the authorities immediately release the journalists and urges international partners of the regime to condition their cooperation on halting the misuse of the justice system as a tool to silence the press.