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New EU Ambassador to Azerbaijan appointed
Baku/04.08.21/Turan: On Wednesday, EU High Representative Joseph Borrell announced the appointment of a new EU ambassador to a number of countries, including Azerbaijan.
The new head of the Brussels mission will be the diplomat from Slovakia Peter Michalko. .
He is currently Head of Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova. He formerly served as Slovak Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic.
The diplomat will take up his duties on September 1, according to a statement on the website of the European Union. -16D-
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- 4 August 2021 17:06
Politics
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On November 26, the Baku Court of Appeals reviewed the appeal of human rights defender Anar Mammadli, who contested the extension of his detention. Mammadli's lawyer, Javad Javadov, stated that Mammadli argued the extension of his pre-trial detention was unfounded and linked the criminal prosecution to his human rights activities, Turan reported.
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On November 26, a group of reserve officers from the Nakhchivan special forces held a protest near the Azerbaijani presidential administration. The protesters participated in the 44-day war and were discharged after sustaining injuries. They claim that the payments they are entitled to have not been provided.
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On November 26, the Baku Court of Appeals heard a complaint regarding the extension of the detention of former diplomat Emin Ibrahimov. During the hearing, the investigator requested that the complaint be rejected, while Ibrahimov's lawyer, Aghil Laidj, pointed out the lack of grounds for keeping Ibrahimov in custody.
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Arrested economist Fazil Gasimov has reportedly faced pressure after protesting the interruption of a phone call with his family on November 16. "The phone call was cut off, and Fazil demanded that the connection be restored. Then, Jalal Alizadeh, a detention center officer, along with his colleagues, forcibly removed Fazil from the phone room in the medical unit of the facility, tearing his jacket and dragging him across the floor before throwing him into a cell.
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