«Musavat" party issued a statement of protest against the arrest of a prominent journalist and blogger Mehman Huseynov. The authors of the statement note that Mehman Huseynov was repeatedly subjected to physical pressure, was deprived of documents more than once tried to kidnap.
On January 9 he was kidnapped, then taken to the police and subjected to torture and humiliation. However, the guilty were not punihsed.
The authors of the statement regard the decision of the Surakhani court illegal, and registered and require the immediate release of Mehman Huseynov, the arrest of which is contrary to international standards, national law, the statement said. -05D04-
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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EU Reporter sadly announces the death from natural causes this week of its Political Editor Nick Powell, whilst attending the Global Media Forum in Susha, Azerbaijan.
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The health of economist Fazil Gasimov, who is on hunger strike for the 43rd day, has deteriorated sharply. On the night of July 26, he was transferred from the Baku pre-trial detention center-1 to a medical institution of the Penitentiary Service, the economist's brother Nazim Gasimov told Turan.
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On July 26, the trial of public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continued in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. Three witnesses were heard. One of them said that she had once asked Hajiyev for help in obtaining a visa for a tour to the Czech Republic and had no other business with him. At the same time, the witness stressed that she did not personally transfer the money, but made a transfer for the service.
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