“On the day of my arrest, I said that my arrest was political. I also knew that the release will be politicized,” said Arif Hajili, the head of the apparatus of the party "Musavat", one of nine political prisoners released yesterday.
He expressed regret that the authorities have not released some political prisoners. "It is bad that Shahin Hasanli, Vidadi Iskandarov, and Avaz Zeynalli are still in jail."
Another former political prisoner Sahib Karimov said that he was arrested for defending his fundamental rights. "Though I am free, our society continues to be not free, and I will continue to fight for democratic freedom, » he said.
The head of the youth branch of the party "Musavat" Tural Abbasli said that six youth activists were together with him in jail N 14.
"We were together in prison, and now we will continue our activities. First of all, we will try to obtain the release of Shahin Hasanli and Vidadi Iskandarov. I hope that the authorities will release them, too."
Abbasli noted that the struggle for democracy and freedom did not stop in the prison, and he and his colleagues will pursue full recovery. -03B-
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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By the order of the head of state, Vusal Aslanov has been appointed Chairman of the Baku Metro CJSC.
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