The Pardon Commission has resumed its work
The Commission on Pardons under the President of Azerbaijan resumed its work on April 3. At today's meeting, over 100 clemency petitions received from those sentenced to imprisonment were considered, commission member Alimamed Nuriyev said. According to him, the commission will continue its work in the coming weeks, but did not specify the timing of a possible pardon. After the adoption of the Constitution of Azerbaijan in 1995, 69 pardon orders were signed in the country, which affected 9,308 people.
Politics
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili vetoed the bill “on foreign agents” adopted by parliament. She announced this at a briefing at her residence on May 18.
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The family members of Elkhan Aliyev, an activist of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APCP), who announced a dry hunger strike in the detention center on May 15, are worried about his fate. He has not been contacted by his family since May 16 and there is no information about him.
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According to the Iranian Ministry of Energy, the inauguration ceremony of "Gyzgalasy" and ‘"Khudaferin" dams will be held on Sunday with the participation of the Presidents of Iran and Azerbaijan.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev makes a trip to Jabrail region on 18 May.
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