On Wednesday, at about 15:00, Baku time, in Berlin in front of the office of Angela Merkel was held to protest of human rights groups and journalists. At this time, Merkel was having a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
Participants of the rally demanded the release of imprisoned journalists and bloggers in Azerbaijan.
"We call on President Ilham Aliyev to admit finally, freedom of speech and of the press in his country. In Azerbaijan, the authorities carry out an unprecedented repression against critical voices. Today, in jails are at least 12 journalists and bloggers, including investigative journalist Khadija Ismailova," reads the announcement the rally organizers.
During the protests, the participants raised the portraits of the arrested journalists and human rights activists in Azerbaijan, as well as slogans calling for Aliyev’s leaving, and the coming of democracy. -16D-
Politics
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Misinformation in social networks around the Russian House in Baku is aimed at undermining Russian-Azerbaijani ties. This was reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry on the evening of February 11.
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The General Prosecutor's Office conducted an investigation into the illegal mining and unlawful land seizure in the Garadagh, Binagadi, and Khazar districts of Baku, as well as in the Terter region. Facts of illegal extraction of building stone, sand, and gravel were established, carried out by unknown individuals who unlawfully seized land plots.
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The scheduled court session on February 11 did not take place.
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President Ilham Aliyev approved the Azerbaijani-Russian intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in transit cargo transportation along the "North-South" international transport corridor (ITC) on February 11, 2025. The agreement was signed on December 21, 2024, by the heads of the transport ministries of both countries.
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