The National Council of Democratic Forces demanded immediate release of Ulvi Hasanly, head of the social network service of the National Council Executive Apparatus, and two other youth activists Mejid Marjanly and Kanan Gasymly, who were arrested yesterday.
The National Council statement expressed concern about the authorities' repressions against the NIDA activists.
"The arrests on the eve of the presidential elections show that the elections will be conducted in the anti-democratic environment."
The arrests of the young activists show the authorities' intention to intimidate young people and prevent their political activity.
"The National Council has urged the Azerbaijani authorities to stop the politically motivated arrests of their opponents and immediately release the arrested," reads the statement.-0-
Politics
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On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
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From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
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President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
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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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