A group of 15 journalists and media professionals from Azerbaijan will be on a two-day visit to Strasbourg starting from tomorrow. The study trip is organised within the EU/Council of Europe Joint Programmatic Cooperation Framework (EU/CoE PCF) project titled ‘Freedom of Expression and Media Freedom in Azerbaijan’ to raise awareness on the European Convention on Human Rights and Council of Europe standards on freedom of expression and media freedom among Azerbaijani journalists and media professionals.
The participants of the study visit will learn about the work of the Council of Europe institutions in the field of freedom of expression, get detailed information on the CoE Platform for the Protection of Journalism and execution of the European Court of Human Rights judgments by the Committee of Ministers. They will also have presentations on Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and overview of the European Court of Human Rights case-law with regard to Azerbaijan.
The joint EU/CoE PCF aims to provide extensive and substantial expertise on strengthening the capacity of institutions in the six Eastern Partnership countries to implement domestic reforms and bring them closer to the Council of Europe and European Union standards in the fields of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The EU’s contribution to the PCF is EUR 30 million. -0-
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On December 28, rain is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula. The northeast windwill change to the northwest. The air temperature will be +5+8°C at night and +8+10°C during the day. Humidity will be 80-90%. In other parts of the country, precipitation is expected in some areas, with snow in the mountains. A moderate westerly wind will blow.
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On December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL), on a Baku–Grozny flight, crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Aktau, Ayxan Suleymanlı, stated that the plane had 67 people onboard, including crew members, 38 of whom died. According to him, 26 of the deceased were Azerbaijani citizens.
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On December 27th, rain is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, and heavy rainfall in some areas. The wind will be southeast. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will be +9 to +11°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is expected across the country in the evening, particularly in the eastern regions. Snow is expected in the mountains.
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