Winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which will last until January 30, has opened today in Strasbourg. The agenda of the session is: the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, the terrorist attacks in Paris, and the protection of freedom of speech in Europe. Discussions on the topic of freedom of speech will begin on January 29 at 13:00 Baku time. The draft resolution expressed particular concern over the freedom of media in Azerbaijan. The document mentions the case arrested journalist Khadija Ismailova in Azerbaijan, who investigated corruption among the country's top leadership. The resolution calls on Baku to immediately release her and the other imprisoned journalists, and to cease their harassment.
In addition, among the killed members of the press are the names of Azerbaijani journalist Elmar Huseynov and Rafiq Tagi.
PACE will also consider the question of the credentials of the Russian delegation. At the April session of PACE deprived the Russian delegation's voting rights until January, and ruled Russia from all governing bodies of the Assembly in connection with the annexation of the Crimea.
On Sunday, the State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin, who arrived in Strasbourg, responded to a request PACE President Anne Brasseur to help to release from custody a Ukrainian military servicewoman Hope Savchenko. Naryshkin said that Savchenko, who is accused of killing in the two Russian journalists in Donbass, will be released only if the court does find her guilty.
Brasseur insisted on the presence of Savchenko, elected to the Ukrainian parliament, at the opening session of the PACE Strasburge.-06D-
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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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