On 9 March in Berlin and Istanbul there were rallies of the Azerbaijani exiles protesting soldiers' deaths in the Azerbaijani army.
In Istanbul the action began in Taksim Square at 15:00. The participants demanded putting an end to the deaths of soldiers in the time of peace. "Let the soldiers not die, and the army not converted to a morgue!" chanted dozens of people.
A similar action took place in the center of Berlin with the participation of human rights defenders and youth. Both actions took place without incident.
Today, on March 10, in front of the UN headquarters in New York a similar event will be with the participation of immigrants and Azerbaijani students. Its members also intend to demand the release of political prisoners, an end to repression against the opposition. -16B-
Politics
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Today, the trial of the disabled 1st group, paralyzed activist Famil Khalilov ended in the Baku Court of Serious Crimes.
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On February 6, pro-government media reported 6 that Azerbaijan is demanding the closure of the “Rossotrudnichestvo” representation in the country, as this organization is not registered in Azerbaijan. Requests from Turan agency to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to confirm this information went unanswered.
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The international organization "Women Press Freedom" condemned the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylergizi in Azerbaijan. A statement of the organization noted that this is the latest in a series of troubling state attacks on independent media in Azerbaijan. On the same day, another journalist, Shamshad Aga, was detained.
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Shamshad Aga, editor of the "Argument.az" website, has been found guilty in the Meydan TV case of smuggling (Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to two months and one day in detention. The decision was made on February 6 by the Khatai District Court of Baku, as reported by Turan, citing his lawyer, Shahla Humbatova.
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