On Tuesday, during the official visit of Ilham Aliyev to Tehran a package of bilateral agreements was signed. According to the MEHR agency the signed documents are: Agreement on cooperation in emergency situations, on cooperation in customs matters, in the field of veterinary medicine; as well as, a framework agreement on electricity supplies, to unification the railways of the two countries on cooperation in the construction of the railway bridge Astara- Astara. The Memorandums in the field of health between the Ministry of Health of the two countries, between the state company SOCAR and the National Iranian Oil Company, SOCAR and Iranian Ghadir Investment Company were also signed. The documents were signed in the presence of Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Hassan Rouhani. -02D-
Politics
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On November 28, the Tbilisi City Court ruled to extradite Afgan Sadigov, the head of the website Azel.TV, to Azerbaijan. This was reported by his wife Sevinj Sadigova. The defense will appeal the court's decision.
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The leader of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), Ali Kerimli, has stated that his internet blockade has become more severe. “For almost five years, I have been under an internet blockade. But recently, it has taken on an openly blatant and shameless form,” Kerimli said during a press conference today.
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On November 27, an online hearing took place at the Khatai District Court regarding a petition from the defense for the release of Alaskar Mammadli, the founder of Toplum TV, under house arrest. Mammadli has been in custody at Baku’s Detention Center No. 1. The court denied the petition, Mammadli's brother, Nasimi Mammadli.
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On November 28, another hearing took place in the case of public activist Ilhamiz Guliyev. During the proceedings, the court reviewed a response from the 28th Police Station of the Yasamal District in Baku. At the previous hearing, the defense had requested that the court obtain footage from the surveillance cameras at this police station, where Guliyev was taken on December 4 of last year. However, the police response stated that the video footage had not been preserved.
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