The "Umid" issued a statement expressing regret regarding the appeal of journalists and cultural figures to the President Ilham Aliyev with request to reconsider Azerbaijan’s participation in the EU program "Eastern Partnership".
The party " Umid " believes that under the complex and conflicting geopolitical processes, Azerbaijan must make a decisive choice in favor of Euro-Atlantic integration, to protect its sovereignty.
"Umid" considers it important to enhance cooperation in the framework of the "Eastern Partnership" and sign at a summit in Vilnius an agreement " On associative relationship" and the simplification of the visa regime with the EU. "This is the key to instilling European values in the life of Azerbaijanis," reads the statement. —06D--
Politics
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Today, the trial of the disabled 1st group, paralyzed activist Famil Khalilov ended in the Baku Court of Serious Crimes.
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On February 6, pro-government media reported 6 that Azerbaijan is demanding the closure of the “Rossotrudnichestvo” representation in the country, as this organization is not registered in Azerbaijan. Requests from Turan agency to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to confirm this information went unanswered.
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The international organization "Women Press Freedom" condemned the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylergizi in Azerbaijan. A statement of the organization noted that this is the latest in a series of troubling state attacks on independent media in Azerbaijan. On the same day, another journalist, Shamshad Aga, was detained.
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Shamshad Aga, editor of the "Argument.az" website, has been found guilty in the Meydan TV case of smuggling (Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to two months and one day in detention. The decision was made on February 6 by the Khatai District Court of Baku, as reported by Turan, citing his lawyer, Shahla Humbatova.
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