In Mingechevir, which is located 275 km west of the capital of Azerbaijan, a mass protest took place on August 22, resulting from the death of a local resident Bahruz Hajiyev at a police station on August 20. Hundreds of people, mostly young men, took to the main streets, where there were clashes with police squads. Riot police troops were brought. Dozens of people were arrested.
The spontaneous protest began after the funeral, when it became known that Hajiyev committed suicide after being tortured in police custody. He jumped out of the window on the third floor and died.
The latest similar protests and clashes with the police took place in Ismayilli I January 2013 and in Guba in March 2012. They were provoked by insults from the authorities.
The fourth largest city of Azerbaijan, Mingechevir, is one of the most socially stressful cities of the country. In the Soviet times, the city was a major center of energy, industry, science, education and culture. Today, the once-developed industrial center has fallen into disrepair. In the city, where, according to statistics, there are more than 120,000 residents, there is a high level of unemployment, especially among young people, and a low level of welfare. 0-
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An online meeting of civil society activists focused on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, convened on the initiative of the Justice Solidarity Committee, highlighted significant concerns over the detention of journalists, political activists, and opponents of the war. The gathering, held on August 30, coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Missing and underscored the ongoing challenges facing both Azerbaijani and Armenian societies in the wake of the Karabakh conflicts.
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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