At the June 8 meeting of the European Parliament a group of deputies held a rally, calling for the release of human rights defenders and journalists arrested in Azerbaijan.
The initiative belonged to the Vice-President of the European Parliament, representative of the Green Faction Ulrike Lunacek.
At the opening a group of deputies put on T-shirts with pictures of Leyla Yunus, Khadija Ismailova, Anar Mammadli, Rasul Jafarov, Intigam Aliyev and Emin Huseynov.
Then Lunachek stated that Europe cannot ignore the issue of political prisoners and called for the adoption of a special resolution of the European Parliament on this issue.
On the eve of the meeting the leading human rights organizations Amnesty International, Freedom House, Human Rights Watch and the Norwegian Human Rights House issued a joint statement in which they expressed concern at the crackdown on civil society in Azerbaijan on the eve of the European Games. -16D-
Politics
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The opposition Musavat Party has announced its participation in the upcoming municipal elections in Azerbaijan, scheduled for January 29, 2025. This decision was made today by the party's Executive Board. The responsibility for participating in the elections with the party's candidates and nominating candidates will lie with the party's regional organizations.
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On Monday, President Ilham Aliyev met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea-Bissau, Carlos Pinto Pereira, and the Minister of Environment of the country, Viriato Cassamá. Aliyev expressed hope that the ministers' visit would contribute to the development of economic cooperation, including trade and investment, a statement from the Presidential Press Service.
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