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Impunity Without Borders in Azerbaijan
Roundtable "Ending impunity" was held on Friday at the IRFS office. The event was dedicated to the International Day Against Impunity marked on November 23.
On November 23, 2009, in the Philippines were killed 58 people, and 32 of then were journalists. This day remained in history as the day "Maquindanao, Ampatuan". So far, none of the perpetrators of this tragedy is punished.
Emin Huseynov, director of IRFS believes it is important to mark this event in Azerbaijan, since on that day two years ago, was killed a journalist Rafiq Tagi as a result of armed attack. He also recalled the murder of the editor of the magazine " Monitor" Elmar Huseynov eight years ago.
To perpetuate the names of these two journalists and erecting their bas-reliefs on the Avenue "Metbuat" from November 24 to March 2, will be a campaign of collecting signatures. The action of commemoration will be held on 23 November from 12:00 to 12:30 on the grave of Rafiq Tagi.
Then participants exchanged views on the situation in the media and human rights. The head of the publishing house "Qanun" Shahbaz Khuduoglu about pressure on publishing, documentation and seizure of computers that still have not been returned. He expressed regret that the democratic institutions and international organizations have supported him.
First deputy editor Rahim Hajiyev told about the situation of the newspaper "Azadlig." According to him, the power has launched open war with him. He said that next week, the newspaper again will suspend its publication because of debts.
He also recalled about the situation with the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDSC) training , which is also subject to pressure from the authorities. -16C04-
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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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