"Musavat" party made another statement on the situation in Ukraine and around the Crimea, condemning Russia's actions. In particular, the party expresses its outrage with the actions of the Russian special services that detained activists of the party on the way to the Crimea, and deport them back from Makhachkala to Azerbaijan.
Referring to the Kremlin's actions in regard to Ukraine, "Musavat" strongly condemns the military intervention and attempts to provocations, and acts in defense of the territorial integrity and legitimate rights of the people of Ukraine.
As for the illegal referendum in Crimea, it is an action carried out at gunpoint and contrary to international law, would have no legal force, said in a statement. The party called on the international community to increase pressure on Russia to force it to abandon its policy of annexation of Ukraine. -05D-
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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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