On Wednesay the Civil Society Platform (CSP) held a broad meeting with the head of EU Delegation in Baku, Malena Mard EU and office staff. During the meeting, Mard was informed about the establishment and activity of the CSP, its goals and objectives.
It was also affected by the socio-political situation, the real state of civil society and the media, the problem of freedom of expression and of political prisoners, the consequences of the deteriorating socio-economic situation and the search for ways out of the crisis, as well as relations with international structures Azerbaijan. The sides noted the importance of cooperation in the framework of the bilateral dialogue, and the need to strengthen relations between the EU and STP.
*Civil society platform established by independent institutions of civil society to promote political and economic reforms in Azerbaijan with the aim of transition from authoritarianism to democracy. -0-
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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