Baku/09.11.20/Turan: November 9 is celebrated in Azerbaijan as the National Flag Day. On the occasion of the national holiday, it is not a working day.
The three-color flag with a crescent and an eight-pointed star as a state symbol was approved on November 9, 1918 by the Azerbaijan People's Republic (1918-20). This flag was valid until April 28, 1920, when Azerbaijan was occupied by Bolshevik Russia.
As a result of the national liberation struggle of the late 1980s and early 1990s, on February 5, 1991, the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan restored the three-color flag as a symbol of the republic.
In accordance with the decree of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, dated November 17, 2009, in memory of the Azerbaijan People’s Republic, November 9 is annually celebrated as National Flag Day.--0--
Politics
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Today, the trial of the disabled 1st group, paralyzed activist Famil Khalilov ended in the Baku Court of Serious Crimes.
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On February 6, pro-government media reported 6 that Azerbaijan is demanding the closure of the “Rossotrudnichestvo” representation in the country, as this organization is not registered in Azerbaijan. Requests from Turan agency to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to confirm this information went unanswered.
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The international organization "Women Press Freedom" condemned the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylergizi in Azerbaijan. A statement of the organization noted that this is the latest in a series of troubling state attacks on independent media in Azerbaijan. On the same day, another journalist, Shamshad Aga, was detained.
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Shamshad Aga, editor of the "Argument.az" website, has been found guilty in the Meydan TV case of smuggling (Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to two months and one day in detention. The decision was made on February 6 by the Khatai District Court of Baku, as reported by Turan, citing his lawyer, Shahla Humbatova.
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