Baku/03.07.17/Turan: The editor of the site "BakuPost" (bakupost.az) detained on Saturday, Elchin Zahirolu, was released on Monday, his friends wrote in social networks. The journalist himself on Facebook also wrote: "I'm already at large." On June 1, he was detained by officers of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was reported that he was detained on the complaint of an entrepreneur - Habib Akhundov, the son of the MP Elmira Akhundova. According to unofficial data, the editor extorted money from him, blackmailing the publication of compromising material. Zahiroglu is the nephew of the leader of the Civic Solidarity Party, ex-MP Sabir Rustamkhanli. The attempts to get an official comment in the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as from Zahiroglu were futile.-06D-
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On May 7, public activist Elmir Abbasov was interrogated at the main police department of Baku in the “Abzas Media case” as a witness. He himself told reporters about this.
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Azerbaijan's leading telecommunications company, Azercell, announces its 2023 ESG (environmental, social, and governance) report At the event titled "Sustainable Development for Continuous Connectivity: Presentation of Azercell's Annual ESG Report," organized for media representatives and stakeholders, Azercell presented its Sustainability report to the public.
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The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia are scheduled to meet on May 10 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, amidst ongoing negotiations over border demarcation and amid hopes for advancing peace talks. The meeting is crucial as it occurs against a backdrop of intense diplomatic efforts to solidify relations and resolve long-standing disputes between the two nations.
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Precipitation will continue in Baku and Absheron on Wednesday, sometimes intense. The wind is northwest. The air temperature during the day will be +14+18 degrees. Intense precipitation with thunderstorms and hail is expected in the regions of the country, snow is expected in mountainous areas; the easterly, moderate wind. In the lowlands, the air temperature will be +10+15 at night, and +15+20 degrees during the day. In the mountains at night +2+ 6, during the day it will be +6+ 10 degrees.
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