On 28 December, at the trial of activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, the state prosecutor asked to sentence him to 11 years of imprisonment
The defence disagrees with this and intends to insist on the activist's acquittal. The next hearing is scheduled for 6 January.
*Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was arrested in December 2022 on charges of hooliganism and contempt of court.
On 16 June last year, the activist was charged with new charges related to financial violations - misappropriation of grants. He was also charged with illegal entrepreneurship, money laundering, smuggling and using forged documents.
In November of the same year, another charge was brought against him - non-payment of taxes.
Hajiyev himself and his colleagues consider the trial to be a political order, the reason for which was Hajiyev's harsh criticism of the activities of the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry and, in particular, of Minister Vilayat Eyvazov himself.
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During the 11th meeting of the border delimitation commissions between Azerbaijan and Armenia on January 16, the directions for the delimitation process were determined, the State Commission of Azerbaijan on Border Delimitation and Demarcation with Armenia reported. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Prime Ministers Shahin Mustafayev of Azerbaijan and Mher Grigoryan of Armenia.
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On July 1, 2024, USAID's activities in Azerbaijan were officially terminated, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister, Jeyhun Bayramov, announced during today's press conference.
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Azerbaijan and Georgia have always been advocates of peace and stability in the region, said Georgia's Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili during a joint press conference with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister, Jeyhun Bayramov, on Thursday. Azerbaijan and Georgia are cooperating intensively on many issues, she stated, and thanked Azerbaijan for "its support to Georgia in various formats." The relationship between Azerbaijan and Georgia plays a very important role in the region, she continued, highlighting Azerbaijan’s role as a major economic partner of Georgia.
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Ramil Eynaliev, an activist from the Lankaran branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PPFA), has been administratively arrested for 30 days on charges of "disobeying the police." According to the PPFA, Eynaliev was detained the day before and taken to the third police station of the Khazar district in Baku. The party believes that the true reason for his arrest is a critical comment he made on social media.
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