The Appeals Court has upheld the detention of the individuals involved in the “Toplum TV” case.
The Appeals Court has upheld the detention of the individuals involved in the “Toplum TV” case.
On October 10, the Baku Appeals Court rejected appeals to extend the detention of individuals involved in the “Toplum TV” case, including journalists Mushfig Jabbar and Ali Zeynalov, as well as activists Akif Gurbanov, Ruslan Izzetli, Ramil Babayev, and Ilkin Amrahov. The appeal from “Toplum TV's” founder, Alesker Mamedli, was not reviewed.
On October 2-3, the detention terms for these individuals were extended until January 6. On March 6-8, nine journalists and activists from “Toplum TV” and its partner organization, the Institute for Democratic Initiatives, were detained and accused of smuggling foreign currency. Seven were arrested, while two were placed under police supervision. The accused deny the charges, and human rights defenders have recognized them as political prisoners.
On October 4, the Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the recent extension of detention terms for 11 journalists from four media outlets – “Abzas Media”, “Toplum TV”, “Kanal-13”, and Meclis.info.
Politics
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On October 10, at the trial of economist Fazil Gasimov, who has been on a hunger strike for 121 days, the defendant stated that he was subjected to moral and physical abuse in the Medical Institution of the Penitentiary Service.
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On October 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing Georgian citizens to enter Russia for work or for a period of up to 90 days without a visa. The decree takes effect immediately. It’s important to note that there are no diplomatic relations between Georgia and Russia, as they were severed by Georgia in August 2008 following Russia's aggression and occupation of parts of Georgian territory -Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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On October 10, the Baku Serious Crimes Court continued the proceedings in the case of public activist Rail Abbasov, who is accused of "fraud"
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Azerbaijan is taking bold steps to overcome the challenges of climate change, President Ilham Aliyev said in his welcome message to participants of the two-day Pre-COP29 conference opening today in Baku.
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