The Supreme Religious Council of the Caucasian peoples on 22 August, called for support for the candidacy of Ilham Aliyev, who is running for a third presidential term.
The authors "recommended" to the people of Azerbaijan to make the "only right choice" and to support the candidacy of Ilham Aliyev.
"The Caucasus is our common home, we are interested in the progress in the social and cultural life of Azerbaijan and the Caucasus," the statement says.
However, under the legislation of Azerbaijan, religion is separated from the state and religious organizations cannot engage in politics. By signing this appeal, the Head of the Caucasus Muslims is engaged in political propaganda. This appeal also calls into question the commitment of the Supreme Religious Council of Peoples of the Caucasus to the religious freedom. -03D04-
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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