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Baku/29.04.21/Turan: Public discussions on political prisoners in Azerbaijan and the implementation of the country's government's obligations to the Council of Europe are planned for May 17 at the PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, according to sources in PACE.
Representatives of international NGOs, as well as Azerbaijani activists who are in political emigration are expected to participate in the debates.
Representative for political prisoners in Azerbaijan, Icelandic deputy Sunna Evarsdottir is expected to speak at the hearings.
According to human rights activists, even after the March pardon of the president, when about 40 political prisoners were released, over 100 people remain in Azerbaijan's prisons, persecuted for their opposition activities and the implementation of their political and religious views. –06D-
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Rashad Melikzade, the former head of the financial department at the Training and Education Center of the Ministry of Defense and a lieutenant colonel, has been sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison. The verdict was issued on Monday by the Baku Serious Crimes Court. The court also ordered the seizure of property belonging to Melikzade and his family, valued at 2 million manats, to compensate for the damage caused to the state.
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The Ministry of Science and Education has responded to a petition from a group of residents of the village of Boradigah in the Masally district regarding the emergency condition of the local School No. 1 named after Nizami Ganjavi. The response states that in 2021, a decision was made to carry out major repairs on the roof of the assembly and sports halls, which are located in a separate building.
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The Azerbaijani parliament has approved the formation of new municipalities through the consolidation of existing ones, aiming to enhance administrative efficiency and local governance. The move, based on amendments to the law on "Joint Activities, Mergers, Separation, and Dissolution of Municipalities," was sanctioned under Article 95 of the Constitution.
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Director of the Institute of Political Management, political scientist Azer Gasymly has been summoned to the Main Police Department of Baku at 16:00 today. He wrote about it in facebook.
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