Baku / 05.06.19 / Turan: Thorhildur Sunna, rapporteur of the Council of Europe on political prisoners in Azerbaijan, was unable to visit Azerbaijan this week. The authorities considered the arrival at this time "uncomfortable" because of the holidays.
"Disappointed to have to postpone again my visit to #Azerbaijan to discuss #PoliticalPrisoners with authorities & #CivilSociety. Authorities said the dates had become inconvenient due to a recently announced public holiday. Look forward to visiting in September!" she wrote in her Twitter account on June 4. -02D-
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By order of the Head of state, Shahin Bayramov (1979) was appointed rector of the Karabakh University, located in the city of Khankendi. Until now, he has worked as the rector of Mingachevir State University.
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Activist of the Popular Front Party Elkhan Aliyev, who has been on a dry hunger strike in the pre-trial detention center in the village of Umbaki since May 15, stopped his hunger strike today, his wife Shahnaz Aliyeva told Turan.
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The head of the Caucasus Muslim Board, Sheikh Allahshukur Pashazade, sent a message to Iranian leader Ali Khamenei on the occasion of the death of the Iranian president. "The news of the tragic death of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and his entourage in a helicopter crash deeply shocked me.
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Rescue efforts have been completed at the site of the helicopter crash of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi.
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