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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Polad Aslanov, founder of the religious website xeberman.com, who went on hunger strike in the colony on 4 November, was forcibly transferred to the Penitentiary Service hospital in the evening of the same day. This was reported to Turan by his wife Gulmira Aslanov.
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The Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Azerbaijan is pleased to announce the preopening of the Ukrainian Center in Baku, scheduled for 9 November 2024 at 12 pm. The Ukrainian Center, originally established to promote Ukrainian culture, language, heritage and education in Azerbaijan, has been renovated and expanded to better serve its mission.
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The health condition of activist Nijat Ibrahim has sharply worsened while he remains in Baku's Detention Center No. 1, his wife Parvin Ibrahim told Turan news agency. According to her, Ibrahim called today to report severe back pain, and he can barely move. Recently, his blood pressure has also risen, and doctors have diagnosed him with hypertension.
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On Sunday, November 5, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Kyrgyzstan to participate in the 11th Summit of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States. Upon his arrival at Manas 2 International Airport in Bishkek, Aliyev was greeted with a ceremonial honor guard and welcomed by Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister and Chief of Staff, Akylbek Japarov, along with other officials.
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