Baku Court of Grave Crimes chaired by Javid Huseynov scheduled for October 28 a preliminary hearing on the case of activists of NIDA and Free Youth.
They are charged with preparing riots during protests in Baku on March 10. Initially, the young people were charged with illegal possession of weapons and drugs.
For these charges in March and April members of NIDA Mahammad Azizov, Bakhtiyar Guliyev, Shaheen Novruzlu , Rashadat Akhundov, Uzeyir Mammadov, Rashad Hasanov and Zaur Gurbanly were arrested.
In May, Ilkin Rustamzadeh from the movement Free Youth was arrested on charges of hooliganism. However, later the people were accused under article 220.1 (organization of mass disorders). They face up to 12 years in prison.
Amnesty International has recognized all the arrested young men as prisoners of conscience. -16D-
Politics
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President of the Council of the European Union Antonio Costa called the head of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan published a set of proposals on his Facebook page aimed at establishing long-term peace in the region. Among them, he suggested that Azerbaijan should abandon mutual claims against Armenia, including in international courts. Other proposals include: refraining from using belligerent rhetoric, continuing the demarcation of borders, signing a peace agreement that is 90% ready, mutually implementing arms control, creating a joint mechanism to investigate violations of the ceasefire regime, and dissolving the OSCE Minsk Group.
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The United States announced a new and final military aid package to Ukraine under President Joe Biden’s administration. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated in Germany that the total amount of assistance will be $500 million.
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Baku is expected to see the construction of 10 new metro stations. President Ilham Aliyev discussed this during a meeting with journalists on January 7. The head of state noted that locations for the new metro stations have been selected, and investments will start being made this year.
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