The Baku Court of Appeal scheduled the consideration of the complaints of Leyla and Arif Yunus on the denial of the right to leave Azerbaijan for treatment on March 4. The complaint will be considered by judges, chaired by Hasan Akhmedov, said Elchin Sadygov, the lawyer of Yunus.
He recalled that previously the Yasamal District Court dismissed a similar lawsuit by spouses. Special permit is required because the spouses have criminal penalties. Leyla and Arif Yunus, were arrested in July and August 2014, and in 2015 were sentenced to 8.5 and 7 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property. After a year of arrest, the Baku Court of Appeal changed the sentence of Arif Yunus, and later Leyla Yunus on "conditional" for five years.
Arif Yunus suffers from hypertension, and several times suffered from a hypertensive crisis. Leyla hepatitis C, diabetes and other severe disease, which sharply escalated after the arrest. -06d--
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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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