On September 25, there was a one-day visit to Nakhchivan by the head of the OSCE observer mission, Tana de Zulueta, and the analyst on Legal Affairs, Megan Fitzgerald.
As the zone correspondent for Turan reported, during the visit the OSCE representatives met with the Chairman of the Supreme Majlis of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Vasif Talibov.
Then the guests assessed the pre-election situation and visited the Nakhchivan City Electoral District N4.
The OSCE also held a meeting with local representatives of the Musavat, Popular Front, Umid, Civil Solidarity and New Azerbaijan parties.
The pre-election situation in the NAR was widely discussed with the human right defenders Malahat Nasibova, Ilgar Nasibov, and Hakimeldostu Mehdiyev . -05D04-
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Elvin Zeynalov, a religious activist living in the village of Mashtaga, was detained on January 31 around noon by individuals in plain clothes outside a store near his home. According to his relatives, later in the evening, Zeynalov was brought back home by people in black clothing, who conducted a search. They took Zeynalov's pants from the wardrobe, put marijuana in the pocket, then "seized" the drugs, filmed the video, and then took the activist away again.
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Aide to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev is on a visit to Iran, where he met with Adviser to the President of the Islamic Republic Mehdi Sanayi.
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On January 31, the trial of opposition politician Tofig Yagublu continued at the Baku Serious Crimes Court, where the examination of documents resumed. Yagublu pointed out the falsification of the search protocols related to the search at his home. He drew attention to the fact that the protocol stated that on December 14, 2023, at 16:00, the investigator completed the questioning of the "victim" and decided to conduct a search.
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During the winter session of PACE at the Palais de l'Europe in Strasbourg, a "parallel event" was held on January 30 dedicated to the "alarming human rights crisis in Azerbaijan." The hearings were organized by the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and PACE member, co-chair of the Group of Unified European Left (Group of the Unified European), Spanish parliamentarian Laura Castel Fort.
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