Republican forum on political prisoners
Nationwide forum devoted to the problem of political prisoners will be held in the near future. This decision was taken at the next meeting of the Public Alliance "Azerbaijan without political prisoners." The Forum is held to raise the attention of the Azerbaijani and international community to the problem of political prisoners.
The statement of the Alliance also condemns the recent increase in the number of political prisoners, and the attempt of turning the country into a prison by Aliyev regime." The importance of strengthening the protection of the rights of political prisoners is noted.
The Alliance also condemned the detention in Agjabedi on January 26 Rufat Hajibeyli, a member of the organization, for participating in a protest against rising prices.-05D06-
Politics
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On January 24, the Baku Court of Appeals considered an appeal regarding the arrest of journalist Farid Ismailov. According to his lawyer Zibeyda Sadigova, the defense argued that there was no need to keep the journalist in custody, citing his health problems and the fact that the preliminary investigation had already been completed.
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The human rights situation in Azerbaijan in 2024 was characterized by an increase in repression against journalists, activists, and religious groups, the annual report of the NGO "Line of Defense," presented on January 24 by member of the organization, human rights activist Zafar Ahmedov.
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On January 24, the Sabail District Court continued the trial of Aziz Orujov, the head of the online publication Kanal-13. According to lawyer Fahraddin Mehdiyev, at the beginning of the hearing, the judge rejected a petition filed at the previous hearing to transfer Orujov to house arrest. The defense then petitioned for journalists to be allowed into the trial and for conditions to be created for them to conduct filming.
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On January 24, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Defense, Commander of the Land Forces, Colonel General Hikmat Mirzayev, arrived on an official visit to Türkiye. According to the Ministry of Defense's statement, the Azerbaijani delegation was received by the Commander of the Turkish Land Forces, Army General Selçuk Bayraktaroglu.
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