The Azerbaijani Defense Minister expressed condolences to his Iranian counterpart
The Azerbaijani Defense Minister expressed condolences to his Iranian counterpart
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov expressed condolences to the Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri. "I am deeply saddened by the news of the death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ibrahim Raisi, and the delegation accompanying him as a result of the helicopter crash of the Iranian Armed Forces. We share the grief of the families and friends of all those who died during this tragic accident. May God rest their souls," the message says.
Politics
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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