PACE Monitoring Committee Holds Discussions on Azerbaijan
Today the PACE Monitoring Committee will hold discussions on Azerbaijan. The MPs will discuss the results of the visit of the Co-rapporteur of the Monitoring Committee Stephen Shennak to Azerbaijan on April 5-9.
During the visit he met with the President of Azerbaijan and other officials, representatives of civil society, and also visited the journalist Khadija Ismayilova in a women’s prison. -16D-
Politics
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova has decided to unilaterally terminate the Moldovan-Russian agreement from 1998 on the creation and operation of cultural centers.
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By the order of the head of state, Rufat Mahmud has been appointed the new head of the historical and architectural reserve "Icheri Sheher" – the historic center of Baku.
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On February 13, the Appeal Court did not satisfy the defense's appeal against the decision of the Khatai Court regarding the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi. According to the lawyer, the journalist herself did not participate in the trial due to poor health. The defense intends to submit a petition to replace the arrest with house arrest.
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Azerbaijan will limit 'Sputnik Azerbaijan' and 'BBC News Azərbaycanca' editorial offices. This was reported by the country's pro-government media on 13 February, citing an informed source.
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