The correspondent of the newspaper "Ayna-Zerkalo" and the Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety (IRFS) Idrak Abbasov underwent surgery to remove a cyst from the kidney. This is a result of brutal beating in April this year in the village of Sulu-Tepe by security officers of SOCAR. A journalist had an identification vest with inscription «Press» and videotaped confrontation of SOCAR employees and local residents who were accused by the oil company of the capture of its territories.
Idrak’s ribs were broken, his head, eye and internal organs were injured. Abbasov should have a surgery on his eye. Treatment of the journalist was paid partially by the "Reporters without Borders" organisation.
Nobody was brought to justice for the brutal beating of journalist. The version of the authorities in the face of Ali Hasanov is to ensure that Abbas was involved in the conflict on the side of local residents, and employees of SOCAR did not know that he was a journalist.
Two weeks ago, at a seminar in Baku, the OSCE Special Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, rejected that argument, noting that the world had seen the photos of beaten Idrak, and he was dressed in identification vest with inscription «Press»—06B-
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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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