Baku/18.04.20/The quarantine regime in Azerbaijan was extended until May 4, the Operational Headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers said in the evening on April 18.
Thus, restrictions, including restrictions on entry and exit into the country by all transport means, except for transportation of goods, as well as classes in educational institutions will remain until 00:00 on May 4th.
The closure of the border between Georgia and Azerbaijan is also extended until the deadline, except for freight traffic.
According to the information of the Operational Headquarters, a plan to phase out the quarantine regime will be announced next week.
A special quarantine regime was introduced on March 24. From March 31, a restriction on citizens leaving their homes was introduced until April 20, with the exception of special cases. Since April 5, the system of leaving the house via SMS permissions has been introduced. -0-
Politics
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On January 14, the European Court of Human Rights announced a new ruling on cases from Azerbaijan related to violations of citizens' property rights. In particular, a verdict was issued in the case "Ismail Bagvanov and Others v. Azerbaijan." This case involved complaints from 14 individuals who alleged that their homes were demolished during the construction of the so-called "Winter Park" in Baku. The applicants claimed violations of their property rights and their right to a fair trial.
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday in a farewell foreign policy address mocked Russia's Vladimir Putin over the progress of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “When Putin invaded, he thought he’d conquer Kyiv in a matter of days. The truth is, since that war began I’m the only one that stood in the center of Kyiv, not him,” Biden said at the State Department. TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The United States was deeply disappointed in the recent judgement against Bakhtiyar Hajiyev. We continue to urge Azerbaijan to adhere to its international obligations and commitments and to release those unjustly detained.
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Baku Court for Serious Crimes on 14 January completed the trial of Afiaddin Mammadov, head of the alternative trade union confederation ‘Workers’ Platform’. The court sentenced him to 8 years of imprisonment.
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