Russia and the United States conducted a major prisoner exchange
On August 1, the largest prisoner exchange in the history of relations between Moscow and Washington took place at Ankara airport: 24 people took part in it at once. The Russian side transfers 16 people to the American side (this group includes US citizens, dual citizens and Russians.) The Americans handed over 8 people to Russia (all of them are citizens of the Russian Federation).
Other countries participated in the deal, including Germany, which extradited Vadim Krasikov to Russia, as well as Belarus, which extradited German Rico Krieger to Germany. Among those released from Russia: Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Willan, as well as well-known Russian oppositionists Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin. According to some reports, the journalist of Radio Liberty Alsu Kurmasheva has also been released.
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The condition of the arrested Fazil Gasimov, who has been on hunger strike for the 49th day in a medical facility of the Penitentiary Service for the 49th day, remains critical, his lawyer Rovshana Rahimova told Turan after visiting Gasimov on August 1.
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On September 1, 1,489 people applied to the district election commissions to nominate candidates for deputies in the early elections to the Milli Majlis. Of these, 481 candidates have already been registered, the head of this structure, Mazahir Panahov, said at today's meeting of the CEC. According to him, 958 of the nominated candidates are non-party, 531 have a party affiliation.
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Former diplomat Emin Ibrahimov, who is being held in the Shuvelan pre-trial detention center-3, is on a hunger strike for the 9th day in protest against unjustified arrest. He intends to continue the hunger strike until the termination of his criminal prosecution, Ibrahimov's relatives told Turan. In turn, human rights defender Rufat Safarov said that Ibrahimov was threatened by fellow inmates on the instructions of the administration of the pre-trial detention center.
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Europe and Central Asia: the pernicious political influence of the Kremlin – this is how Reporters Without Borders titled the regional report of the Press Freedom Index for 2024.
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