On March 18 the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry approved the "Rules of accreditation of representatives of foreign mass media in Azerbaijan" and on 4 April this year they entered into force.
The rules are related to the correspondents of foreign media and operators working in Azerbaijan. The rules allow limitations to the media of countries that have imposed restrictions for operating of the Azerbaijani media on their territory.
For the accreditation of foreign media the following documents are required:
- Letter from the leadership of the foreign media to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan;
- Application Form from the media;
- Color photo 3x4 cm in duplicate;
- Copy of the passport (if the employee of the foreign media is an Azerbaijani citizen, a copy of his identity card);
- A copy of the business card;
- Autobiography.
The application for accreditation of representatives of foreign mass media shall be considered within 30 days. In the case of a positive decision, he gets an accreditation card for one year.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs may refuse to obtain accreditation in the following cases:
- If the submitted documents do not comply with the rules;
- If false information was provided;
- If the media representatives visited the occupied territories of Azerbaijan via Armenia, without the permission of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry;
- If the activity of the representative of foreign media directed against the territorial integrity, sovereignty, interests and independence of Azerbaijan is revealed. -03D04-
Politics
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On November 14, a debate took place in the German Bundestag discussing the "horrific" human rights situation in Azerbaijan and COP29. Following the discussions, members of the Bundestag called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release political prisoners, including Gubad Ibadoglu, Anar Mammadli, Samir Ashurov, and all others detained for political reasons. The debate was initiated by Member of Parliament Frank Schwabe. In his speech, Schwabe emphasized that the COP29 conference was being held in Baku against the backdrop of severe human rights violations.
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The short film “Fragments”, by Iqbal Abilov, a Talysh researcher arrested in Azerbaijan, was shown on November 14 at the Madrid Indie Film Festival (MADRIFF) in the capital of Spain. The film was presented by the author's cousin, renowned stand-up comedian Idrak Mirzali-zadeh, who read a letter from Abilov to the festival participants. In the message, Abilov expressed gratitude to everyone who helped make the project possible. He also thanked those who continue to support him during his arrest due to his scientific and public activities. "I hope that justice will prevail soon, my innocence will be proven, and once I am released, I will come to Madrid and watch all the films at the festival," Abilov stated.
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On November 15, a telephone conversation took place between Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke and the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the Kremlin's press service reported. The two leaders discussed the "practical implementation of a number of mutually beneficial projects in the fields of industrial cooperation and transportation." The mutual interest in further comprehensive development of Russian-Azerbaijani strategic partnership and alliance was confirmed. It was agreed to continue contacts at various levels, according to the statement.
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Eco-activists from different countries held another action on the territory of the COP29 climate conference in Baku on Friday.
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