Baku / 22.09.16 / Turan: On 21 September the CEC Chairman Mazahir Panahov met with US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Robert Cekuta. This information was disseminated by the Department of Public Relations and Media of the CEC. The report said that Ambassador Robert Cekuta asked the preparatory work for the referendum on 26 September. The CEC head Mazahir Panahov said CEC is always open to cooperation with international organizations. He informed about the high level of preparation of the referendum ambassador. During the meeting the sides exchanged views on issues of mutual interest. -03D04-
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
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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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