Baku / 10.25.18 / Turan: On October 25, the VI Baku International Humanitarian Forum opened in Baku. Representatives from 86 countries and 24 international organizations participate in its work.
Forum slogan: "Let's create a new world and a new person: creativity and human development."
The opening speech was made by the head of state Ilham Aliyev.
Recall that traditionally, the participants in the international humanitarian forum are former statesmen, famous scientists, heads of international organizations, etc. They hold discussions and dialogues on topical issues facing the international community.
For the first time a similar forum was held in Baku in 2010. -02D-
Politics
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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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