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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An official notification has been sent to the American side that USAID has no legal grounds to work in the country and that it should stop its activities.This was reported by Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizadeh.
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The International Committee to Protect Journalists (ICPJ) condemned the arrest of Shamshad Agha, editor-in-chief of the independent news website 'Arqument.az', and called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release him and other imprisoned journalists.
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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