The Baku Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal from the journalist Khadija Ismailova about the extension of the term of her arrest. Thus, the 6 March decision of the Nasimi Court remains in force until May this year.
The lawyer Fakhraddin Mehdiyev told Turan that at the meeting a decision was made to dismiss the lawyer Yalchin Imanov from Ismailova’s defense.
The investigator of the Office for Serious Crimes Prosecutor General Orkhan Babayev explained it with the fact that Imanov was a witness during the search and so he cannot perform the function of lawyer.
However, the lawyers and their client Ismailova protested. Ismailova said that this decision was taken in order to weaken her defense.
* Khadija Ismailova was arrested on December 5, 2014 on charges of incitement of the journalist Tural Mustafayev to a suicide attempt.
However, on February 13, the prosecutors filed new charges on three articles - 179.3.2 (embezzlement in large size), 192.2.2 (illegal business with the extraction of a large income) and 308.2 (abuse of power, resulting in grave consequences) of the Criminal Code. -16D04-
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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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