Baku/13.02.20/Turan: “I am deeply concerned about the situation taking place in #Azerbaijan after the election. Detentions and violence against opposition and independent candidates is outrageous. I urge the authorities to fully respect human rights,” Frank Schwabe, coordinator of the PACE observer mission on February 9, wrote on his micro blog on Twitter.
“I'm really worried about what happened around this early election: ballot-box-stuffing, journalists beaten, and irregularities everywhere - in real the turnout was under 40 % - it is not good,” PACE rapporteur on Azerbaijan Stefan Schennach tweeted in turn. -02D-
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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