The US Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Bridget Brink on the evening of November 22 met members of the Civil Society Platform (CSP) Mehriban Rahimli and Akif Gurbanov.
As stated in the press release of CSP, the meeting discussed the sociopolitical situation in Azerbaijan, the results of the constitutional referendum on September 26 and its expected consequences.
In addition, questions were raised on the state of civil society, the decision of the board of the international organization Extracting Industry Transparency Initiative to give the government another 4 months for measures to comply with the standards of this organization and the elimination of obstacles to the activities of NGOs, the situation with political freedoms, the issue of political prisoners, and Azerbaijan's relations with international organizations. -06D--
Politics
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On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
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From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
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President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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