The whole night Ilham Aliyev was anxiously watching events in Turkey, said in the afternoon on July 16 his assistant Ali Hasanov. "He was deeply concerned by these events," quoted Hasanov the state agency "AzerTaj". Aliyev regarded these events as a coup attempt, which is an attack on the rule of law, he said. Hasanov noted that Ilham Aliyev supports Turkey's democratically elected authorities, and "in this regard, the country's state structures are given appropriate instructions," Hasanov said. -02D-
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An official notification has been sent to the American side that USAID has no legal grounds to work in the country and that it should stop its activities.This was reported by Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizadeh.
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The International Committee to Protect Journalists (ICPJ) condemned the arrest of Shamshad Agha, editor-in-chief of the independent news website 'Arqument.az', and called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release him and other imprisoned journalists.
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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