On July 1 Baku Economic Court held preparatory hearing on the lawsuit against the Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety. The lawsuit was filed by the Ministry of Taxes, which accused IRFS of tax evasion.
Turan was told by the lawyer for IRFS Gunay Ismailova. Specific details of the charges are unknown to her.
Recall that IRFS was closed by the authorities in August 2014. The office of the NGO was searched and its records and computers were seized. Later, it was a criminal case and the investigation declared illegal business and tax evasion by the management of IRFS. The head of IRFS, Emin Huseynov asked for asylum in the Embassy of Switzerland, where he remained until June 12, 2015, when he was taken to Switzerland. -03B-
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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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