Regular meeting of representatives of the presidential administration with the leaders of political parties will be held on May 15, according to source from opposition. All registered parties have been invited to the meeting. Previous consultation of the authorities and political parties took place in December 2014 and February this year. The government was represented by Assistant to the President for social and political issues, Ali Hasanov. However, the leading opposition parties , "Musavat" and the Popular Front, did not participated in the meeting.
The head of "Musavat" Arif Hajili, told Turan, that the party received the invitation to the meeting. However, the "Musavat" has not yet taken a decision, it will depend on the information about the format and agenda of the meeting, which is not yet available.
The deputy chairman of the Popular Front Party Gozel Bayramli, in turn, said that Azerbaijan Popular Front Party was not invited to the meeting.-05B-
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On December 4, human rights activist Rufat Safarov was charged at the Binagadi District Police Department.
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Hafiz Babaly, the investigative journalist arrested in the Abzas Media case, previously filed a complaint with the Ombudsman's Office regarding the lack of medical care for his varicose veins. The response he received stated that the Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Justice had replied to the Ombudsman's inquiry on this matter.
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Elnur Hasanov, an activist of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), who was sentenced to three years in prison on drug-related charges, began a hunger strike on December 3. According to the APFP, Hasanov is protesting against his failure to be transferred to a correctional facility and the denial of meetings with his relatives.
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On December 4, the Baku Court of Appeals rejected the appeal to release the founder of Toplum TV, Alesker Mamedli, under house arrest. This was reported by Nasimi Mamedli, the brother of Alesker Mamedli. Alesker Mamedli, who participated in the hearing, stated that there were no grounds for extending the detention and that there were legal reasons for his release under house arrest.
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