On June 2 a lawyer Fariz Namazly visited Anar Mammadov ,the head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDSC) and executive director of this NGO Suleymanli Bashir , in the jail of Kurdakhani. According to the lawyer, they did not complain about the conditions of detention, but do not agree with their convictions and will appeal it. Lawyers have not yet received the verdict and expect that they will be issued a verdict this week, and then will make an appeal. However, Namazly said that Suleymanli was allowed to meet with relatives through a glass partition.
"We do not understand such attitude. While there are free rooms in prison for meetings, Suleymanli is not allowed to meet with his family in one of them.
Should such attitude be regarded as a discrimination? Answering this question the lawyer said that maybe there was a misunderstanding . "But if this happens again , it will be regarded as a bias towards Suleymanli," said the lawyer.
On May 26 the Baku Serious Crimes Court sentenced Anar Mammadov to 5.5 years in prison, Bashir Suleymanli to 3.5 years in prison , while the head of the partner NGOs, Public Association for International Cooperation of Volunteers, Elnur Mammadov, received a suspended sentence . They were found guilty of misappropriation , tax evasion , abuse of office and official forgery.
However, local and international democratic community is convicted that they have been convicted for independent monitoring of the presidential elections in 2013 and publication of violations during the election campaign and voting on the results of which Ilham Aliyev was third time elected the president of Azerbaijan. -06B-
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On November 12, the summit of world leaders commenced at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku. According to "Euronews," citing sources from the UN, the event is attended by around 100 heads of state.
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On Wednesday, rain is expected in the capital during the night and morning hours. The northeast wind will change to the southeast in the afternoon. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will reach +10 to +12°C. Humidity will be 70-75% at night, and 60-65% during the day.
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Amid the bustling scenes of this year’s COP29 climate conference, a protest against whaling and deep-sea mining, organized by a group calling itself the FINS Initiative, drew significant attention from delegates and observers. However, questions have arisen about the legitimacy of the group, as an internet search yields little evidence of its existence beyond scattered mentions.
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In the last two days, a "news" story appeared on TikTok about a whale spotted on Baku's seaside boulevard. The most "observant" users posted videos, commenting on the size of the animal. Later, other "witnesses" claimed it wasn't a whale, but a shark. Even later, a version emerged suggesting it was a submarine.
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