Red Cross Visits Armenian Separatists
Red Cross Visits Armenian Separatists
In December, staff from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Armenians detained in Azerbaijan. According to an ICRC statement, the detainees were provided with the opportunity to communicate with their families.
The specific individuals who were visited were not disclosed. However, it is believed to refer to the leaders of the separatist forces from Nagorno-Karabakh who were arrested during the Azerbaijani military operation in September 2023. They have been charged with committing serious crimes against the Azerbaijani state.
Politics
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On January 22, lawyer Zibeyda Sadigova visited journalist Farid Ismayilov at the Baku Detention Center No. 1, who was arrested on January 17 in connection with the Toplum TV case. Ismayilov had been brought in for questioning back in March 2024 and placed under police supervision.
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On February 3, the trial of public activist Nijat Ibrahim will begin in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. This decision was made on Wednesday at a preparatory hearing by Judge Aygun Gurbanova. According to lawyer Zibeida Sadigova, Ibrahim was taken to court in handcuffs. There were guards sitting next to him throughout the whole process.
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On January 23, Hilal Mammadov, a member of the Public Council of the Talysh people of Azerbaijan (PCTP), was summoned to the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan. As he himself informed Turan, the summons was delivered to him today by officers from the Nizami district department of the SSS.
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On January 22, the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, and the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, David Lammy, held a telephone conversation.
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