"We are closely following the arrests of Avaz Zeynalli and Elchin Sadigov," a State Department spokesperson said on Monday in response to TURAN's request for comment on the latest arrest of prominent government critics in Azerbaijan.
Zeynalli, the editor in chief of a leading independent news organization, and Sadigov, a human rights lawyer best known for representing political prisoners in the country, have been ordered on Sunday to serve four months of pretrial detention in a case involving allegations of bribery that both deny.
"We urge Azerbaijan to protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of its citizens, including Avaz Zeynalli and Elchin Sadigov, consistent with Azerbaijan’s own constitution and international obligations and commitments," a State Department spokesperson told TURAN's Washington correspondent.
"The United States remains strongly committed to advancing respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms," the spokesperson added.
Alex Raufoglu
Washington D.C.
Politics
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The Azerbaijani parliament has approved the formation of new municipalities through the consolidation of existing ones, aiming to enhance administrative efficiency and local governance. The move, based on amendments to the law on "Joint Activities, Mergers, Separation, and Dissolution of Municipalities," was sanctioned under Article 95 of the Constitution.
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Director of the Institute of Political Management, political scientist Azer Gasymly has been summoned to the Main Police Department of Baku at 16:00 today. He wrote about it in facebook.
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has criticised Baku's position on climate change financing at COP29 as wrong.
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Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Department (CMD), Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazadeh left on 25 November on a visit to Portugal to participate in the 10th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilisations, the CMD reports.
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