The French Foreign Ministry expressed concern over the arrest on December 5 an investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova on charges of incitement to suicide. The statement of the French Foreign Ministry sent to the Turan agency recalled that during his visit to Baku in May of this year, French President Francois Hollande met with Ismaylova.
France calls on the governments of Azerbaijan to respect the commitments made by the OSCE and the Council of Europe, including in the field of freedom of the press, independence of the judiciary, ensuring the right to defense and the presumption of innocence. The French Foreign Ministry says it will closely monitor the situation around Ismaylova.-06D-
Politics
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The Azerbaijan Land Transport Agency (AYNA) has started regular bus flights on Baku-Khojali-Khankandi-Shusha route from 16 September.
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The Political Committee of the Republican Alternative Party ("REAL") held initial discussions on the results of the early Parliamentary elections. It was decided to evaluate the Parliamentary elections after summing up the official result of the elections and the participation of the Party candidates in them.
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The head of the British intelligence service MI 6 Richard Moore arrived in Baku on 14 September and delivered a lecture at the ADA University.
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Mehman Aliyev, an activist of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), attempted suicide on September 13 in the Kurdakhani Detention Center No. 1. As a result, he was hospitalized in the Penitentiary Service Medical Facility, according to Turan, citing Aliyev’s father, Aydin Aliyev. According to Aydin Aliyev, his son called him today and reported the suicide attempt as a protest against what he perceives as unjust criminal prosecution.
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