On May 26 Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on the Independence Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Pardon affected 157 people, but among them is only one political prisoner, Faramaz Allahverdiyev, and blogger Dashgin Melikov, and human rights activist Bakhtiyar Mammadov.
Thus, the authorities again ignored numerous complaints of human rights activists and international organizations to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Their total number, according to various estimates, is from a few dozen to 130 people. -16D04-
Politics
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Three members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) have been detained over the past two days.
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The losses in Azerbaijan’s defense and security sector for the first 11 months of 2024 amounted to at least 50 people. Of these, 48 were non-combat losses. Two other military personnel died after being injured during an anti-terrorist operation in Karabakh in September 2023, remaining in a coma for an extended period, reports the Caspian Defense Studies Institute.
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Several dozen employees of Georgia’s Ministry of Defense have declared their commitment to the course of EU and NATO membership, calling it the only path to the country's security. They issued a joint statement against the backdrop of the government’s decision to freeze negotiations on EU accession.
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A travel ban has been imposed on Samira Gassimly, the wife of political scientist Azer Gassimly. She herself informed Turan about this. On November 30, she was not allowed to depart from Baku airport for an overseas business trip.
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