The party "Musavat" strongly condemned the sentence of imprisonment for a term of 10 years, the young activist Giyasov Ibrahimov. This was announced at a meeting of the party on 31 October.
The party believes that charges against Ibrahimov charges of drug trafficking and far-fetched, and claims that the real reason for his prosecution for writing slogans on the monument to Heydar Aliyev. "Musavat" considers that the sentence against Ibrahimov harsh as a continuation of the repressive policies of the authorities against the youth activists.
The head of the party Arif Hajili also informed about the results of his visit to Germany, where on October 22 took part in the founding conference of Musavat focal point, living in Europe.
"Musavat" has also condemned the adoption of amendments by the Parliament to the Law "On mass media", which give security forces to restrict media activity in areas of special operations against religious extremists. -06D—
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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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