The "Public Chamber" urged the local and international community to start a new campaign for the rights of political prisoners.
In a statement, the Chamber states that as a result of pressure from the local and international community, 9 "prisoners of conscience" (convicted in connection with meetings of the opposition on April 2) were released in June. However, Azerbaijani prisons still contain a large number of political prisoners: PFPA activist Shahin Hasanli, lawyer Vidadi Iskenderli, journalists Avaz Zeynalli and Hilal Mammadov and other activists - Taleh Khasmamedov and others, a group of members of the Islamic Party (including its Chairman Movsum Samedov), etc.
Only about 70 people are in prison on trumped-up politically motivated charges.
The "Public Chamber" demands an end to repression and release of the political prisoners and calls on the international community to exert pressure on the Azerbaijani authorities to address these issues. -03D06-
Politics
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On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
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From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
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President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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