Baku /19.10.19 / Turan: In the morning on October 19 the police blocked the area in the center of Baku in front of the May 28 metro station and railway station. All shops were closed in the area of the square, booths and kiosks selling small items, newspapers, and drinks were removed. Large catering facilities and a shopping center are also closed. Hundreds of cars were removed from the parking lot on the square.
Police cars were located along the perimeter of the square; police officers in civilian clothes and other law enforcement officers patrol on the square itself.
All these security measures were taken in connection with the unauthorized rallies of the National Council of Democratic Forces scheduled for 15:00.
The opposition called on all citizens to join the rally in protest against government policies, corruption, and the problems of political prisoners.
The authorities refused to authorize the rally in the city center, offering to hold it 20 km away on the outskirts of the capital.
The authorities warned of criminal liability for an unauthorized rally and carried out dozens of arrests of opposition activists.-02B-
Politics
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On April 30, the Khatai District Court of Baku arrested Anar Mammadli - the head of the Center for Monitoring Elections and Teaching Democracy (CMVOD), for 3 months and 28 days. Turan was informed about this by his lawyer Elmar Suleymanov.
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The process of gradual withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Karabakh continues. Columns of armored vehicles, special equipment, and fuel trucks periodically arrive at the Goran railway station, which is near the city of Ganja. After loading onto the platforms, the equipment, along with the personnel, departs for Russia.
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On Tuesday, trade union activist Afiyaddin Mammadov testified at the Baku Serious Crimes Court and linked his arrest to trade union activities. Mammadov recalled that after a protest by food delivery couriers in front of the Baku Police Headquarters on August 1, 2023, three trade union activists were arrested. So, on August 4, Elvin Mustafayev was arrested, and on the 11th, Ayhan Israfilov. Mammadov himself was also subjected to administrative arrest in August.
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The consideration of the claim of the editor of the economic news department of Turan agency Hafiz Babaly against ATV TV channel has ended today in the Sabail court of Baku. The lawsuit was filed in connection with the defamation of Babaly in the news of the TV channel on December 28.
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