Baku / 25.01.19 / Turan: The authorities can not deprive citizens of the right to freedom of assembly and peaceful protests. If holding rallies will be prohibited, the National Council of Democratic Forces will start unauthorized actions, reads the statement of the National Council in connection with the authorities' refusal to authorize the rally on January 26. -02D-
Politics
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Lieutenant General Hikmet Mirzayev, Deputy Minister of Defense and Commander of the Azerbaijani Ground Forces, has been awarded the rank of Colonel General by a decree from the head of state.
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The fifth summit of the European Political Community (EPC) is currently taking place in the capital of Hungary, Budapest. Leaders from many countries are participating in the event. However, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is not attending the summit. Official Baku has not commented on this matter.
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It is difficult to predict the future of Azerbaijan-U.S. relations under Donald Trump, said Ali Kerimli, leader of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (PFPA), in an interview with Turan agency. "Since Trump's team has not yet been formed, it is unclear who will be appointed Secretary of State, who is responsible for foreign policy. It is also unclear what priorities Trump's team will have for the Caucasus region," Kerimli noted. At the same time, certain assumptions can be made about Trump's policy.
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Polad Aslanov, the founder of the website xeberman.com, who had declared a hunger strike, was transferred from one prison to another on Monday and placed in solitary confinement. According to his wife, she had previously been informed that he was in the medical block. "Reporters Without Borders" is demanding that he receive medical treatment and be released. This was stated in a message from the organization on the “X” platform.
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