Washington/13.01.18/Turan: The spokesperson of the US State Department Heather Nauert has made a statement on January 12.
"We urge Azerbaijan's government to release Mr. Mukhtarli. We continue to follow the Georgian investigation into the reported abduction and reiterate our call that it be full, transparent & timely", - reads the statement.
Recall that Afgan Mukhtarly was sentenced in Azerbaijan to 6 years prison the same day.-02D-
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for increased pressure on Russia in the wake of the Embraer 190 crash involving Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) near Aktau, Kazakhstan. Zelensky made the remarks during a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22.
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Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister JeyhunBayramov expressed condolences to his Turkish counterpart, HakanFidan, on Monday following a tragic fire at a hotel in Turkey's Kartalkaya mountain ski resort in Bolu province.
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Today, the Sabail District Court considered a motion to transfer young researcher Bakhruz Samedov, who is accused of "high treason," to house arrest.
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On January 22, lawyer Zibeyda Sadigova visited journalist Farid Ismayilov at the Baku Detention Center No. 1, who was arrested on January 17 in connection with the Toplum TV case. Ismayilov had been brought in for questioning back in March 2024 and placed under police supervision.
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