On January 16 the situation in Armenia remained tense, although no new protests were held in Gyumri and Yerevan. According to Armenian media, the public expects the country's response to its request for extradition the local Justice of the Russian soldier Permjakov, who killed on January 12 in Gyumri a family of six persons.
The situation calmed down after allegations that soldier was not taken to Russia, and he will be tried in Armenia, but this will be a visiting session of the Military Court of the Russian Federation.
Massive protests took place yesterday in Gyumri and Yerevan , and there were clashes of protesters with police. 14 people were injured, several thousand people tried to break through to the 102nd Russian military base, where Permjakov is kept.
The protesters demanded withdrawal of Russian troops from Armenia, they also tried to seize the Russian consulate in Gyumri, and attacked the Russian embassy in Yerevan. -02D-
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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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