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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-
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On November 14, the House of Commons of the UK Parliament held a hearing on "Academic Freedom and Corruption in Azerbaijan's Energy Sector," focusing on the issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. The event, organized in collaboration with Global Witness and the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, was moderated by Joe Powell, head of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption.
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Head of the External Relations and Security Service of the EU Josep Borrel rejected the accusations against him and European countries made by the head of Azerbaijan at the COP29 conference the previous day.
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On Thursday, President Ilham Aliyev received the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, who arrived to participate in the COP29 climate conference.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today issued five rulings on applications from Azerbaijan. The case of "Afgan Mammadov v. Azerbaijan" concerned the complainant's exclusion from the Bar Association. Mammadov was expelled based on a complaint filed by a colleague, which he considered unjust. The ECHR ruled that Mammadov's rights had been violated and ordered Azerbaijan to pay him €5,000 in compensation for moral damage and €1,000 to cover legal costs.
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