Consideration of the appeal of the convicted human rights defender Intigam Aliyev is scheduled in Baku Appeal Court for 6 July, wrote on his Facebook page a lawyer Javad Javadov. Aliyev was arrested in August 2014. On 22 April the Baku Serious Crime Court sentenced him to 7.5 years in prison. He was found guilty of illegal business, tax evasion, misappropriation, official forgery, and abuse of office. Aliyev denies the charges and believes that he is being persecuted for political reasons in connection with the human rights and advocacy.
International human rights organization Amnesty International recognized Aliyev “prisoner of conscience.”- 16D-
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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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