Baku/23.05.14/Turan : “Oxfam’s work in Azerbaijan is currently being subjected to scrutiny by the Azeri authorities. No charges have yet been made, but Oxfam is cooperating with the government in their requests for information. Oxfam has been working in Azerbaijan for 20 years as part of its remit as an international confederation of 17 independent, impartial, non-governmental organisations working together in more than 90 countries to relieve poverty and suffering. As this is an ongoing situation it would be inappropriate for us to comment further at this time.”
According to available information , currently the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Taxes conduct inspections in a number of Western NGOs. Thus, the bank account of a journalist Aynur Imranova, was arrested; she could not get 1683 euroes transferred from the Danish organization "İnternational Media Support."
The ruling of the Nasimi Court reads that the decision was made in connection with a lawsuit filed by the Investigation Department of the Serious Crimes Unit of the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan against a number of local and international NGOs on Articles 308.1 ( abuse of power) and 313 ( forgery ) of the Criminal Code. –06d—
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It will be cloudy and rainy in Baku and Absheron on 14 February. Wind will be north-west, gusty. Air temperature at night +2+4, during the day + 5+7. Humidity 75-85%.
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At the "Julfa" customs post of the Nakhchivan customs, during an inspection of a truck from Iran that was transiting to Türkiye, 101.4 kg of methamphetamine was found in the fuel tank and heating system tank.
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This year, 22,000 foreign language teachers and an additional 4,000 teachers who were unable to pass certification last year will be involved in the certification process, the director of the state agency for preschool and general education, Eshgi Bagirov, announced on February 12. According to him, of the 65,000 teachers involved in the certification, 55,000 passed successfully and received salary supplements. At the same time, employment contracts were terminated with 5,000 teachers who did not pass the certification.
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