The Higher Military School of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan is being transformed into a military institution

Fazil Gasimov, who was arrested in a criminal case against opposition politician and scientist-economist Gubad Ibadoglu, began a hunger strike on June 14 in Baku Pretrial Detention Center No. 1. He protests against the biased investigation.

The Khatai District Court on Saturday granted a request to conduct a medical examination in a civilian clinic for the arrested founder of the online publication Toplum Tv, Alesker Mamkdi. His lawyer Agyl Laij told Turan about this.

June 15 Azerbaijani authorities to celebrate the of National Salvation Day. On this day in 1993 the republic announced thatdemocracy would be the main priority for the country. In June of that year forces of Russia"s reactionary circles attempted a coup d"etat. The goal was to overthrow the democratic pro-western government of Popular Front and bring Azerbaijan back under Moscow"s influence. Those forces promised Azerbaijan that they could join the CIS, the Collective Security Forces (CSF) Treaty, the Agreement on Joint Guard of Frontiers, and creation of Russian military base in Ganja. In addition they promised a settlement to the Karabakh conflict through Russia"s mediation.

President Ilham Aliyev congratulated people on the occasion of Gurban Bayram.