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Baku/05.08.20/Turan: The Union "Freedom to Political Prisoners of Azerbaijan" published an updated list of political prisoners on August 5. There are 192 people in it. The number of political prisoners has risen sharply over the past three weeks due to mass arrests of opposition leaders.
Thus, 36 new political prisoners are activists of the Popular Front Party and other persons accused of violating public order and attempting to seize power.The list was drawn up in accordance with the criteria for the concept of "political prisoner" set out in the PACE Resolution No. 1900 of 2012.
The list was made by Leyla Yunus (former “prisoner of conscience”) Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy and Elshan Hasanov (former “prisoner of conscience”) Head of the Public Union “Monitoring Center for Political Prisoners”
The list consists of nine groups:
No. 1 - journalists and bloggers - 8 people
No. 2 - members of opposition parties and movements - 11 people
No. 3 - arrested after the rally on July 14-15, 2020 - 36 people
No. 4 - victims of crimes in the Ministry of National Security - 1 person
No. 5 - believers - 51 people
No. 6 - hostages - 1 person
No. 7 - convicted in the Terter case - 25 people
No. 8 - convicted in the Ganja case - 45 people
No. 9 - life sentenced - 14 people. -02D-
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The closure of Azerbaijan's land borders was discussed during the parliamentary session on November 25. While the government’s decision cites the coronavirus pandemic as the main reason—despite the World Health Organization declaring its end last year—Zahid Oruj, Chair of the Human Rights Committee in the Milli Majlis, pointed to other factors. He stated, "Opening the borders could result in an influx of hundreds of thousands of non-Azerbaijani refugees due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Additionally, in Iran, many are prepared to cross into Azerbaijan to safeguard their lives and assets amid military strikes. Such waves of refugees could lead to humanitarian, social, and cultural clashes that may threaten political stability."
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On Tuesday, the General Prosecutor's Office announced the initiation of new criminal cases against agricultural product exporters who allegedly concealed their earnings abroad. Specifically, the Sumgayit City Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal case under Articles 208.2.1 and 208.2.2 (failure to return foreign currency to the country in large amounts by prior agreement of a group of individuals) and Article 308.2 (abuse of office causing serious consequences) against officials of the company "SOİL BOONS" LLC – Jahangir Aliyev, Elyar Gadzhiev, Mehman Mirzamedev, Saleh Gabilov, and Aly Aliyev.
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Rains will continue in Baku and Absheron on 27 November, forecasters said. In places, precipitation will be intense with thunderstorms. Moderate north-west wind.
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On Tuesday, rainy weather with thunderstorms and moderate northwest wind is expected in the Baku, according to meteorologists. The rainy weather will continue untill Wednesday evening. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +10°C, and during the day, +11 to +13°C. The humidity will be 80-90% at night and 70-80% during the day. Rain with thunderstorms will also affect other parts of the country. Snow is expected in mountainous areas. There will be fog in places, with westerly winds.
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