“The United States is deeply concerned by the incarceration of all of those detained in connection with exercising their fundamental freedoms, including journalist Khadija Ismayilova, and we have called for their release. We urge the Government of Azerbaijan to respect the universal rights of its citizens to ensure they are afforded all the fair trial guarantees to which all citizens are entitled and to allow them to freely express their views.” This was stated by the Department of State spokesman Jeff Rathke at a press briefing in Washington D.C. on May 5. -16D04-
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On 4 February, the Baku Court of Appeal released former Russian judge Yelena Khakhaleva, who was arrested in Azerbaijan at the request of the Russian Prosecutor's Office.
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Lawyer Zibeyda Sadygova met with reporter Natig Javadly, arrested in the 'Meydan TV' case, on 4 February in Baku pre-trial detention centre-1.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed his first international guest - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House at a critical juncture for the Middle East ceasefire. In a surprise move, the pair unveiled a surprise plan with Trump suggesting that the U.S. could take control of the Gaza Strip, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports from the White House.
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Journalist Shamsad Aga was detained by police during the late hours, his brother Shahid Agayev reported to Voice of America.
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