Today's meeting at the Baku Court of Appeal, rejected the Mohammed Azizov’s complaint on the arrest of a NIDA youth activist. He asked to change the measure of restraint to house arrest. His lawyer Fariz Namazly, called this decision “unfair and unreasonable", and protection of Azizov will continue, he said. A Turan correspondent reported from the scene that after the news of the complaint’s rejection, a group of youth activists held a silent rally in front of the court, holding his portrait. From March 8-15, four activists of NIDA have been arrested, and are accused of preparing disorder involving explosives and drug possession. All of them held for two or three months, during the investigation period. The arrests occurred before and after the March 10 protest in the center of Baku, protesting against the deaths of soldiers. -16B-
Politics
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The speaker of the Platform III of the Republic (ResPlatforma), Akif Gurbanov, who was arrested in the Toplum TV case, has addressed the country's President Ilham Aliyev.
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Turkey and several European countries have regained access to gas from Shah Deniz Alpha, as the operator of the Caspian Shah Deniz field has resumed operations on this production platform after resolving issues that caused a force majeure situation from January 6–18.
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Niyameddin Akhmedov, an activist of the Party of People's Front of Azerbaijan (PPFA), has started a hunger strike in penitentiary institution No. 7, where he is serving a prison sentence. This is stated in the PPFA report.
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Head of the European Union Delegation to Azerbaijan Peter Michalko and EU Ambassadors visited Shehid Alley in Baku on 19 January to pay tribute to the victims of ‘Black January’ on the 35th anniversary of the tragic events.
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