The Norwegian Foundation Human Rights House strongly condemned the arrest of the human rights activist Leyla Yunus and the persecution of her husband, Arif Yunus.
In a statement, the organization called the arrest part of the persecution of human rights defenders and civil society activists, which has reached "unprecedented wave of repression."
"If the charges against the Yunus couple are "confirmed", then it will be another politically motivated arrest in Azerbaijan," the statement says.
The statement authors remind us that charges of tax evasion and illegal business are similar to the charges made against the head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Training Center, Anar Mammadli and the executive director of the Center, Bashir Suleymanli. -16D04-
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The investigation into the crash of the AZAL plane near Grozny on December 25 remains partially classified, the Telegram channel VChK-OGPU reported on Saturday. In particular, the "military part" of the investigation, which concerns the actions of the military, has been classified. It has become known that the crash of the AZAL plane has been kept secret in Grozny. According to reports, all investigative actions with military personnel are being carried out by local military investigators.
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Major General Tiran Khachatryan was detained on Saturday in Yerevan. According to Armenian media reports, he is accused of actions related to the 44-day war. It is worth recalling that Khachatryan was one of the architects of the failed counterattack by Armenian forces near the city of Jabrail in October 2020.
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With just less than three weeks before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, the country's top diplomat Antony Blinken is headed to Asia and Europe on his final tour starting tonight, TURAN's Washington correspondent, who will be traveling with the Secretary of State to cover his last trip, reports.
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A bipartisan group of U.S.lawmakers, led by Republican Congressman Joe Wilson, the Chairman of U.S. Helsinki Commission, on Friday announced the reintroduction of the MEGOBARI Act, as well as their intention to introduce “Georgia Nightmare Non-Recognition Act.” Both bills will push for sanctions against Georgian Dream officials while the latter will also prohibit the recognition of the Russian-backed government's legitimacy, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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