It is necessary to separate the struggle against Islamic extremism from support those who really need it, wrote in his blog, the famous American political scientist Paul Goble. As an example, the author points out the situation in Azerbaijan, where, during the Nardaran events in November 2015, was arrested the leader of the Shiite Thale Bagirzade, and 17 of his supporters. Previously, Bagirzade was twice subjected to arrests for drug offenses, and in fact for the action against the ban on the hijab. After two and a half years of his arrest in July 2015, he was released.
The purpose of his organization, the Islamic Unity Movement, is non-violent changes and the spread of democratic values. However, this structure did not receive state registration. Now the members of this Movement and Thale Bagirzade are under court.
Human rights activists believe that the prosecution has deprived the accused the rights to protection, they do not even have lawyers. At one of the trials Thale Bagirzade spoke that he was tortured through applied electroshock, and it was one of the most simple; he had to endure it during three days.
In his speech at court Thale Bagirzade noted that they demanded him to testify against Jamil Hasanli and Ali Kerimli, who allegedly stood on the Nardaran events. Such a violation of the rights of Muslims threatens the national security of the country. Official propaganda asserts that radical forces prosper in Nardaran. It has been reported about the detention of about 70 people. Most of them were released in a few days, but some of the detainees were sentenced to a year to two and a half years. Now there is a lawsuit against the 18 detained for the events in the village of Nardaran.-03D04-
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On December 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of his birthday.
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The U.S. Embassy responded to the host of the "Həftə" ("Week") program, who once again accused the United States of pursuing an anti-Azerbaijani policy, using undiplomatic language.
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On Monday, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, who is currently on a working visit to Belgrade, was received by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. According to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs press service, during the meeting, both sides expressed satisfaction with the "strategic partnership between the two countries" and emphasized the importance of mutual high-level visits.
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On December 23, a meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Serbia took place in Belgrade. During the final press conference, Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric reported that the discussions focused on the development of tourism. "We are strengthening efforts to open direct air routes, as well as economic development and energy," said Djuric. The minister expressed confidence that cooperation between Serbia and Azerbaijan would become even closer and more intensive in the near future.
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