On Friday September, 5th, representatives of the Prosecutor’s Office came unannounced to the IREX office in Baku.
They brought an order issued by the Court of Yasamal, and took away all computers, and other equipment as well as all documents.
IREX has since lodged a legal appeal, and hopes the equipment and
documents will be returned as soon as possible, to allow the
completion of the current USAID-funded project, which is scheduled to end Sept 30th 2014.
The IREX bank account in Azerbaijan was frozen on July 26, 2014, due to a ‘criminal investigation’ launched against several local and
international NGOs. IREX looks forward to a fair and speedy
completion of this investigation.
IREX is concerned by these actions, which prevent it from continuing
fifteen years of successful support for the development of education, media and civil society, as a guest of Azerbaijan.
Politics
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The United States said Monday it would be a dangerous development for North Korea to send troops to fight for Russia in Ukraine, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The United States on Monday commended the Moldovan people for their participation in the October 20th election and referendum, urging for investigations into reported meddling, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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At an opposition rally in Freedom Square in Tbilisi yesterday, Azerbaijani activist Samira Bayramova urged ethnic Azerbaijanis in Georgia to vote for the opposition in the upcoming parliamentary elections, which advocates for Euro-integration. The majority of her speech was in Georgian, but she concluded in Azerbaijani, saying: "Dear Azerbaijanis! On October 26, let us all choose Europe for the future of our country, especially for its diversity and equality," she stated in Azerbaijani.
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Tehran Abdullayev, an activist from the Surakhani District branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PNFA), has been placed in a detention facility for administrative offenders, his lawyer, Nemat Kerimli, reported after meeting with him on October 21. According to the lawyer, Abdullayev stated that he was detained for his political activities.
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