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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A court in the Mangystau region of Kazakhstan has sentenced blogger Azamat Sarsenov to a 10-day detention for filming the crash site of an Embraer 190 passenger plane in Aktau. The ruling was confirmed by the court's press service, according to reports from RBC.
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The families of those killed in the crash of the AZAL passenger plane “Embrayer-190” will be paid compensation in the amount of 40 thousand manats (about 24 thousand dollars).
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On 26 December, Ramzan Kadyrov awarded his nephew Khamzat Kadurov, who holds the post of secretary of the Chechen Security Council, with the medal "For Services to the Chechen Republic".
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The Russian side must apologize for the air defense attack on the Azerbaijani civilian aircraft, said Azerbaijani MP Rasim Musabeyov.
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