The OSCE Minsk Group arrived in Baku today by crossing the frontline during OSCE monitoring on the confrontation line. In Baku, the co-chairs usually meet with the President and the Foreign Minister , but they both went to Vietnam yesterday, taking with them and Novruz Mamedov - head of the External Relations Department of the Presidential Administration .
Thus, it is not clear what the co-chairs will do in Baku. It is impossible to get information in the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan. A new co-chair of the Minsk Group of France, Pierre Andio, who will succeed Jacques Faure, also arrived with the delegation. -02В-
Politics
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Alisahib Kerimov, an activist of the Khazar district branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was detained on January 10 at the Nizami metro station. By the decision of the Yasamal District Court, he was sentenced to 30 days of administrative arrest for "disobeying the police."
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Independent journalist Khanum Mustafayeva was unable to leave Azerbaijan on January 11. At the Baku airport, she was told that the ban was imposed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan. However, the reasons for restricting the journalist's rights were not explained to her.
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The identity card of renowned economist and political activist Gubad Ibadoglu has been invalidated, further restricting his rights after his release under house arrest. Ibadoglu himself informed Turan about this.
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The regular session of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes on 10 January on the case of Tofig Yagublu, member of the National Council of Democratic Forces and Musavat Party, was held in a tense atmosphere.
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