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Baku/21.11.22/Turan: In recent days, in the capital of South Azerbaijan (northern Iran), the authorities have arrested about a hundred local Azerbaijani activists. According to opposition telegram channels, these individuals took an active part in protests against the Tehran regime and violations of the rights of ethnic Azerbaijanis.
Among the arrested are members of the national dance group Fatima Mohammadi, Yu Milga Babazade, and Arash Ismailzade.
Up to 60 Iranian security officials have been killed in clashes with protesters since the start of the protests, according to "Farda News". Meanwhile, protests are increasingly spreading to settlements where the majority of the population is ethnic Azerbaijanis. --02B--
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On February 6, pro-government media reported 6 that Azerbaijan is demanding the closure of the “Rossotrudnichestvo” representation in the country, as this organization is not registered in Azerbaijan. Requests from Turan agency to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to confirm this information went unanswered.
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The international organization "Women Press Freedom" condemned the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylergizi in Azerbaijan. A statement of the organization noted that this is the latest in a series of troubling state attacks on independent media in Azerbaijan. On the same day, another journalist, Shamshad Aga, was detained.
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Shamshad Aga, editor of the "Argument.az" website, has been found guilty in the Meydan TV case of smuggling (Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to two months and one day in detention. The decision was made on February 6 by the Khatai District Court of Baku, as reported by Turan, citing his lawyer, Shahla Humbatova.
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On February 6, by the decree of Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, Sahil Babayev was relieved of his duties as Minister of Labor and Social Protection.
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