The site of public petitions avaaz.org started an takes action collecting signatures for the petition "calling for the release of Rauf Mirkadyrov."
The rally in support of the well-known journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov accused of treason on trumped-up facts has been initiated by the Committee for Protection of Civil Society.
Mirkadyrov is charged under article 274 (high treason) of the Criminal Code. He is accused of participating in the projects of the Institute for Peace and Democracy in cooperation with civil society in Armenia and transfer of information being a state secret within these actions.
"In this case there is no information protected by the stamp of secrecy or particularly important state secrets. The criminal case is based on false accusations.
The purpose of the closed trial is to hide activities against the interests of Azerbaijan and the prosecution of several employees of MNS," said the lawyer Fuad Agayev, protecting the interests of Rauf Mirkadyrov. -0--
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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