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Baku/26.02.21/Turan: On February 26, President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva commemorated the victims of the Khojaly genocide by laying a wreath at the Mother's Call memorial in Baku.
The Khojaly genocide was committed on the night of February 25-26, 1992. On the night of February 25-26, 1992, after massive artillery strikes, Armenian armed formations with the support of the 366th motorized rifle regiment of the former USSR occupied Khojaly. Having defeated Khojaly, the invaders committed genocide of its peaceful population with particular cruelty.
5,379 residents of the city were forcibly expelled, 1,275 people were taken captive and hostage, subjected to torture (of which the fate of 150 people, including 68 women and 26 children, is currently unknown), 487 people received bodily injuries of varying severity, 8 families were completely destroyed, 130 children lost one of their parents, 25 children - both parents, 613 people, including 63 and 70 old people were brutally tortured under torture. —0-
Politics
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Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who arrived in Baku today, held a press conference at the COP29 climate conference. When asked about the arrested climate activists and opposition figures in Azerbaijan, she stated that Germany advocates for the release of government critics and that she would raise this issue during her meeting with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister. She specifically mentioned the name of Professor Gubad Ibadoglu, a doctor from Dresden University.
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On November 21, climate activists held a series of protests at the COP29 climate conference in Baku. The main themes of the protests included nuclear weapons testing, animal killings, protection of rivers and water bodies, and environmental pollution.
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The General Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) adopted a resolution on Friday reaffirming its commitment to democratic reforms, regional stability, and European integration amidst escalating geopolitical tensions driven by Russia's ongoing aggression in Ukraine.
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Activist Nijat Ibrahim, who was detained in Baku pre-trial detention center-1, inflicted numerous wounds on himself on November 20 in protest against unjustified criminal prosecution, his wife Parvin Ibrahim told Turan. According to her, on November 21, her husband called her and informed her that the day before he had inflicted incised wounds on himself with a piece of mirror. In particular, he cut his throat and ears.
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