In 2022, 271 minors got married in Azerbaijan
Baku/21.12.23/Turan: On December 19, the chairman of the State Committee on Family, Women and Children, Bahar Muradova, presented the annual report for 2022 to the parliament. According to her, last year 271 minors got married for "good" reasons. The largest number of such marriages are in the Gazakh-Tovuz (68) and Lankaran-Astara (57) regions.
A total of 158 protective orders were issued during the year, 146 of them short-term and 12 long-term. 151 of them were issued to women and 7 to men. The Women's Helpline received 2,050 calls on various issues. They were associated with family conflicts (676), domestic violence (361), divorce support (182), etc. The document indicates that there are 26,463 alimony payers in 12 districts of Baku, and 58,157 in the regions. The document proposes to remove exceptions that create a legal basis for early marriage for a good reason. -0-
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Complaints about a foul gas-like odor persist in the Əhmədli, Günəşli, NZS settlements, and some other areas of Baku. Residents report that the issue has been ongoing for several days.
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On January 23, the weather in Baku will be cloudy. Rain is expected in some areas in the evening and morning; southeast and gusty wind. The air temperature at night will be +6+9°C, and during the day, it will be +9+11°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Rain will also occur across the country, with heavy rainfall in some areas. Snow is expected in the mountainous regions. Fog will appear in some places; eastward and gusty wind is expected.
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One more child, who was injured in a road accident in Imishli region on 18 January, died in Baku hospital. Despite the efforts of doctors, the life of the minor born in 2015 could not be saved.
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Opposition members detained for critical social media posts were released on the same day, with no reports of mistreatment by authorities, Musavat Party deputy chairman Mustafa Hajibeyli told Turan news agency.
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