Sources in the parliament said MP Raphael Dzhabrailov, submitted to the Milli Majlis, draft amendments to the law "On freedom of assembly" in the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Violations. Rafael Dzhabrailov is an independent MP elected from the Binagadi district of Baku
The document provides dramatic increases in penalties against participants and organizers of unsanctioned government protests. The proposed change fines a participant in an unauthorized action will be fined from 500 to 1,000 manat (previously 7 to 13 manat). For organizers the penalty increases from 1,500 to 3,000 manat. If organizers are officials, the fine can range from 3,000 to 6,000 manat. If an organizer is a legal person, the amount of the fine will increase from 15,000 to 30,000 manat.
The Chairman of the Fatherland Party, Fazail Agamali, said he was not familiar with the project, and will comment later. He went on to say. "However, such a large amount of fines is not advisable. This could be a reason for international organizations to pressure Azerbaijan."
In the spring of 2012 the Russian State Duma adopted a similar law. -03B04-
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"The war has destroyed more than 3 million hectares of forest in Ukraine. We have forest fires every day, our water and land resources are polluted". This was stated by the Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Svetlana Hrynchuk at a press conference in the Ukrainian pavilion of the COP29 climate convention conference in Baku on 19 November.
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Countries around the world must reduce emissions by 9% annually throughout this decade to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated on November 19 at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
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On November 19, the Sabail District Court of Baku granted the prosecution's request to extend the pretrial detention of Talysh researcher Iqbal Abilov for another four months, his lawyer, Rovshan Rahimov reported. According to the lawyer, the defense considers Abilov’s detention to be unjustified and disputes the charges brought against him. Abilov himself also rejected the accusations. The defense plans to file an appeal against the court's decision.
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On November 19, a debate titled "No Climate Justice Without Space and Meaningful Participation" took place as part of COP29. The event was organized by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and a number of other human rights organizations.
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