The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Anne Brasseur issued a statement condemning the Azerbaijani authorities for sentencing the human rights activist Rasul Jafarov.
In her micro blog on Twitter, she wrote “Azerbaijan: reprisals against HR defenders reflect persistent degradation of HR. Deplore 6.6 years sentence against (Rasul Jafarov – ed.).
Disappointing to see #Azerbaijan fails to address systemic HR issues: independence of the judiciary & freedom of speech.” -16D-
Politics
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Chechnya will observe a day of mourning on December 28 following the crash of an Embraer 190 aircraft traveling from Baku to Grozny. The decree, signed by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, was reported by the local news agency "Chechnya Today."
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Volodımır Zelensky expressed his condolences due to crash of AZAL plane.
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The White House said Thursday that President Joe Biden 'has been and will continue to be' apprised of the situation around Azerbaijani passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan, and is "kept up to date on what's going on," TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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Criminal charges have been filed against officials from the Ministry of Health for issuing fake certificates for plastic surgery, a joint statement from the General Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Health on December 27. Specifically, the officials were uncovered for accepting bribes and creating conditions for illegal medical activities.
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