On November 23 is makred the 5th anniversary of the death of journalist Rafiq Tagi, who was fatally stabbed on 19 November, 2011 at his home, and died three days later in hospital. This murder is still unsolved and the perpetrators have not been found. According to unofficial data, the writer was a victim of religious fanatics who threatened him for a long time. Calls to kill him appeared after the publication of the article "Europe and Us" in the newspaper in November 2006 "Sanat". Then Tagi and editor Samir Sadagatoglu were arrested and convicted for inciting hatred, because the article has been hailed as an insult to Muslims. Two weeks before his death Tags published anti-Iranian article which sharply criticized the existing regime in Iran and Islamic structure of the state. After the assassination the Iranian theologian Tagi Lankaran welcomed the killing of the publitsist.-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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