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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The agreement reached at the COP29 climate summit has been hailed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as a critical step in global efforts to combat climate change. Speaking after the conclusion of high-stakes negotiations, Guterres emphasized that the agreement is pivotal for maintaining the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, a threshold considered crucial to preventing the worst impacts of climate change.
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On 23 November at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, eco-activists from different countries held a protest action against the failure of countries to agree on climate finance.
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On the eve of the closing of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has drawn attention to the criminal cases of journalists detained in Azerbaijan.
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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