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Approximately 60 observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) will be dispatched to Azerbaijan to monitor the early parliamentary elections on September 1. This mission will mark the eleventh observation mission by the OSCE PA in the country since 1995, according to a statement published on the organization's website.

On August 28, the Baku Appeals Court reviewed the complaint filed by Anar Mammadli, the head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDS), according to sources close to the activist. The complaint was against the decision of the Khatai District Court of Baku from August 22, which extended Mammadli's pretrial detention for an additional 3 months, until November 27. The defense argued that there was no need to keep Mammadli in custody during the investigation. Mammadli himself linked his arrest to his public and human rights activities. However, the Appeals Court did not uphold the complaint.

An investigation has been launched by The Main Department for Combating Corruption under the Prosecutor General's Office has launched an investigation into Rashad Abdullayev, the head of the Tovuz District Bar Association, and Suleyman Aliyev, a member of this structure.

As of August 28, the visa-free agreement between Azerbaijan and Morocco has come into effect. From now on, Azerbaijani citizens will be able to visit Morocco without a visa for up to 90 days. Under the same conditions, Moroccan citizens will be able to visit Azerbaijan without a visa. The intergovernmental agreement between Azerbaijan and Morocco, which exempts holders of ordinary passports from visa requirements, was signed on May 4 of this year.