Today begins the third month of detention of journalist Khadija Ismailova under arrest, reads a special statement the international organization to protect journalists "Reporters without Borders' (RSF.) The paper recalls that Ismailova was arrested on 5 December, 2014 on trumped-up charges of incitement to suicide.
RSF reiterates its call for the immediate release of Ismaylova arrested for daring to investigate cases of corruption, which are closed topics in Azerbaijan. RSF also call for support for a petition in defense of Ismaylova. http://rsf.org/petitions/ismailova/petition.php?lang=en. –06D—
Politics
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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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By the order of the head of state, Vusal Aslanov has been appointed Chairman of the Baku Metro CJSC.
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