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Baku / 23.08.18 / Turan: The international human rights organization Reporters without Borders urged the German Chancellor Angela Merkel to demand the release of journalists in a conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, as well as to raise the issue of freedom of speech in the country.
The organization said on August 22 that Azerbaijan refers to countries where the largest number of media workers is in custody, with eight journalists and two bloggers currently imprisoned because of their work.
Merkel will start her trip to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan on August 24. It is expected that she will meet with Azerbaijani President Aliyev in Baku on August 25.
In the latest freedom of the press rating made by Reporters without Borders Azerbaijan took the 163rd place out of 180. -02D-
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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