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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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November 8 is celebrated as Victory Day in Azerbaijan. In 2020, Azerbaijan restored its territorial integrity through a 44-day war and a one-day military operation in 2023. Although a ceasefire declaration was signed between the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Russia, a peace treaty between Baku and Yerevan has yet to be signed, even four years later.
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On Saturday, rain with heavy showers in some areas is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula. There will be fog in the morning and evening, and the wind will be from the northwest. The air temperature: at night +6°C to +10°C; in the daytime +12°C to +15°C.
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A 32-year-old man, who had threatened to jump off a bridge, blocked traffic on the airport road.
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On 8 November in the capital it will be cloudy, rain is possible at night. In Apsheron, precipitation will be intense with thunderstorms. Wind is south-western, in the morning a slight fog.
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