On June 20, the Musavatb Party;s head office received the British Foreign Office Directorate representative for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Alan Parfitt, and an employee of the British Embassy in Baku, Andrew Harvey. They met with the leader of the party, Isa Gambar and leader of the Popular Front Party, Ali Kerimli.
The meeting focused on the socio-political situation in Azerbaijan, human rights, and the problem of prisoners of conscience and political prisoners.
At the meeting they spoke about the political platforms of both parties and the leaders themselves, and the prospects of the opposition movement. -03D04
Politics
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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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EU Reporter sadly announces the death from natural causes this week of its Political Editor Nick Powell, whilst attending the Global Media Forum in Susha, Azerbaijan.
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The health of economist Fazil Gasimov, who is on hunger strike for the 43rd day, has deteriorated sharply. On the night of July 26, he was transferred from the Baku pre-trial detention center-1 to a medical institution of the Penitentiary Service, the economist's brother Nazim Gasimov told Turan.
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On July 26, the trial of public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continued in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. Three witnesses were heard. One of them said that she had once asked Hajiyev for help in obtaining a visa for a tour to the Czech Republic and had no other business with him. At the same time, the witness stressed that she did not personally transfer the money, but made a transfer for the service.
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