“Reporters without Borders” called on to release other journalist after Afgan Mukhtarli
Paris / 19.03.20 / Turan: “Reporters without Borders” welcomes the release of the journalist Afgan Mukhtarli, who reunited with his family in Berlin, and called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release another 5 journalists who are still imprisoned, stated the organization’s account in support of freedom of the press on Twitter.
“Kidnapped by Azerbaijani law enforcement officials in Georgia in 2017, where Mukhtarli was hiding after investigations about corruption in the Azerbaijani government, Afgan Mukhtarli was sentenced to 6 years in prison in January 2018.
The day before, he was released from the remaining sentence and sent to Germany.
The “Reporters without Borders” office in Germany and the government of this country played a key role in the liberation of Mukhtarli. -02D-
Politics
-
Flightradar24, a Swedish online service providing real-time flight information, has published details about today’s AZAL plane crash in Aktau. Flightradar24 claims that the AZAL plane "was subject to GPS jamming and spoofing near the city of Grozny." This means the plane's navigation systems were targeted by an electronic attack.
-
On Wednesday, at the meeting of the CIS leaders in Saint Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences following the crash of the plane in Aktau. "Unfortunately, I must say a few words about the tragedy that occurred today in Aktau. A plane crashed, there are fatalities, and many injured. As we were just discussing, I want to express, on your behalf, condolences to the families of the deceased and to all those affected. We hope for their recovery.
-
In connection with the crash of the Embraer 190 passenger plane operating the Baku-Grozny flight, December 26 has been declared a day of mourning in Azerbaijan.
-
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev unexpectedly returned to Baku on Monday after being informed of the crash of an Azerbaijani flight near Aktau, Kazakhstan, en route to the informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in St. Petersburg.
Leave a review