Baku / 18.02.23 / Turan: Public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev has been on a hunger strike for 41 days, while for the third day he has also refused water.
On February 18, lawyers Shahla Gumbatova and Fakhraddin Mehdiyev were not allowed to visit Hajiyev at the Medical Institution of the Penitentiary Service.
“After checking the result of the coronavirus test and documents, they let me inside the institution. At the same time, they illegally searched my bag. However, then I was forced to wait for an hour and, as a result, they did not give me a meeting with Bakhtiyar Gadzhiev. They explained this by saying that “today is not a working day,” although last Saturday my colleagues were allowed to see Bakhtiyar,” Gumbatova told Turan.
At the same time, on Saturday, his mother, father and brother met with Gadzhiev.
“We saw Bakhtiyar in a very serious condition. My heart bled as I looked at him. He is completely exhausted, my son walks with great difficulty. The third day he does not drink water. His lips are completely dry. The dry tongue barely moved. Bakhtiyar spoke with difficulty. The voice was very weak, the speech was intermittent,” told the Turan agency after the meeting, the mother of the activist Solida Movlayeva.
According to her, relatives insistently asked Hajiyev to at least start drinking water.
However, the activist is ready to start drinking water if the guard is removed from his room.
“Bakhtiyar is kept in a small room of 6 square meters. m. It is impossible to breathe there, while a guard was also assigned to him. During the day, asking Bakhtiyar inappropriate questions makes him nervous. Bottles of water were defiantly removed from Bakhtiyar's room, and this warden even follows Bakhtiyar to the toilet to see if my son is drinking water from the tap. All this depresses my son. Bakhtiyar demands that the guard be removed from the room, in which case he will drink water. But he intends to continue the hunger strike until the end,” Movlayeva said.
* Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was detained on December 9 on charges of hooliganism and contempt of court. On the same day, the Khatai District Court arrested him for 1 month and 20 days.
On December 15, Hajiyev went on a hunger strike demanding his release. On December 28, he ended his hunger strike after persistent calls from the public and family members. However, on January 9, he resumed his hunger strike after the appeal court refused to release him and continues to this day.
On January 21, the court extended Hajiyev's arrest for another 1 month.
On the 39th day of the hunger strike, he also refused water.—03B06-
Social
-
On November 1, the weather in the capital will be cloudy, with light rain in some areas during the night and morning. There will be a moderate southwest wind. The temperature at night will range from +7 to +10°C, and during the day it will be +12 to +15°C. Humidity will be 70-80% both at night and during the day. No precipitation is expected across the country. There may be fog in some areas, with a moderate west wind.
-
After introducing six innovative products to its subscribers in a short time, Bakcell was honoured with the "Most Successful Rebranding" award at the prestigious international advertising and marketing competition "Felis." The award ceremony took place at the traditional "Brand Week" event held on 8 November 2024 in Istanbul.
-
The International Coalition for Democratic Renewal (ICDR) and Forum 2000 Foundation expressed grave concerns over the escalating repression of civil society in Azerbaijan, issuing a joint statement. The groups highlighted the government's intensified crackdown on lawyers, journalists, activists, and human rights defenders, painting a stark picture of a country where dissenting voices are systematically silenced.
-
The Times Higher Education (THE), a leading international organization with an audience of 60 million and ranked among the world's top 100 networks in the field of education and skills assessment, has published a comprehensive article titled “Calls for the Release of Azerbaijani Scholar as Climate Summit Begins.” THE, known for its annual ranking of world universities, notes that while a major fossil fuel producer hosts a gathering of global leaders, it is cracking down on dissenters. Human rights groups are urging the Azerbaijani government, which is hosting the COP29 climate conference, to release a scholar detained after criticizing fossil fuel policies.
Leave a review