Baku / 10.19.19 / Turan: By 5:00 p.m. the protests in the central streets of Baku stopped. Police cordons were removed from a number of streets. However, the approaches to the May 28 station are still blocked. According to PFPA, several hundred people were detained. The Baku Police General Directorate said official information would be distributed later. During the detentions, several journalists were injured. Police did not allow the reporters to shoot the events. - 0-
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2019 October 19 (Saturday) 16:08:05
Police detained about a hundred protesters
Baku / 10.19.19 / Turan: Together with Ali Karimli, members of the coordination center of the National Council of Democratic Forces Wahid Maharramli and Tofig Yagublu were also detained. Together they left Kerimli"s house, where they were joined by a group of activists. They managed to walk a few hundred meters. Near the Heydar Aliyev Palace, Karimli, Yagublu and Maharramli and other activists were detained with the use of force. After that, the protesters around began to chant anti-government slogans. The police began mass detentions. About 100 people were detained, who were put in three buses and taken to an unknown destination. -06D-
Detained Ali Karimli
Baku/10.19.19/Turan: Police detained Ali Karimli, leader of the Popular Front Party Party, at the exit from the house. An employee of the Azadlig newspaper, a member of the PFPA, Tezehan Miralamli, was also detained. In the city center, police forces do not allow people to get together for 5-10 people. Arrests were near the Heydar Aliyev Palace. In the city, the state of emergency is behind the scenes. In the center and many other parts of Baku, the Internet is disconnected, interruptions in cellular communications. The Internet is also disconnected in many regions, including Ganja, Masalli, Lankaran. - 06D-
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On 23 November at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, eco-activists from different countries held a protest action against the failure of countries to agree on climate finance.
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On the eve of the closing of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has drawn attention to the criminal cases of journalists detained in Azerbaijan.
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, officials from the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office's Anti-Smuggling Unit have detained an Azerbaijani citizen with a large shipment of gold. The detention took place near the Vadi İstanbul shopping center in the Sarıyer district, where a taxi was stopped. During the search, 70 kg of gold was found. The Azerbaijani citizen in the vehicle claimed ownership of the cargo and also stated that he was a diplomat. The investigation by the prosecutor's office is ongoing, reports Sabah newspaper. The media outlet does not disclose the name of the "diplomat," only his initials – M.G.Ş. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined to comment on the situation.
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