Based in New York, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on May 3 , called for the release of all imprisoned journalists. Symbolically, the Committee called 10 names of the arrested journalists from Bahrain, China, Turkey, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Vietnam and Azerbaijan. Among the 10 names is the name of the editor of "Khural" newspaper, Avaz Zeinally.
CPJ notes that the journalist arrested after he criticized the President Ilham Aliyev and his repressive policies against journalists and opposition activists. CPJ recalled that in May Azerbaijan will chair the CE Committee of Ministers. -16D04-
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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