Baku / 27.04.18 / Turan: By order of the Head of State Ilham Aliyev, the new head of the State Agency for Civil Services and Social Innovations (ASAN), Ulvi Mehdiyev, has been appointed. Before that, he was deputy head of ASAN. Former head of ASAN Inam Kerimov a week ago was appointed Minister of Agriculture. -02D-
Politics
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On September 30, the Baku Serious Crimes Court announced the verdict against former deputy and businessman Nazim Baydemirli.
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At the opening session of PACE on Monday, the Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent was awarded for achievements in civil society in defense of human rights in Europe and beyond. This year, the prize was awarded to Venezuelan human rights defender María Corina Machado, co-founder of the Venezuelan volunteer organization "Súmate," which advocates for civil and political freedom, rights, and civic participation.
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Today in Strasbourg, a protest in defence of Iqbal Abilov, a researcher of Talysh culture arrested in Azerbaijan, took place in front of the Palais de l'Europe.
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Azerbaijani political emigrant Vidadi Iskenderli, who lives in France, was attacked by unknown persons on 29 September.
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