International Committee to Protect Journalists (New York) , condemned the verdict on conviction Tofig Yagublu to five years of imprisonment.
CPJ calls on the Azerbaijani authorities to eliminate a verdict against journalist of the newspaper "Yeni Musavat".
"Azerbaijan should put an end to the practice of imprisonment journalists," said the coordinator of the Committee for Europe and Central Asia, Nina Ognenova.
"Baku has to work hard to improve its image, to consider its role in the Council of Europe. As a first step, the Azerbaijani authorities must release Yagublu and other imprisoned journalists," says Ognenova.
In May this year Azerbaijan will chair by rotation the Committee of Ministers. At the same time, eight journalists in the country are under arrest.-03D04-
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On July 19, Huseynov Khalifa Hasan oglu, born in 1969 was blown up and injured by an antipersonnel mine in the unexploded territory of the village of Agdaban in the Kelbajar region, a joint statement by the press services of the Ministry of Defense, the Prosecutor General's Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Mine Clearance Agency (ANAMA) Azerbaijan.
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Within the framework of the European Political Community's fourth summit, a meeting between the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia was expected on July 19 in London. However, this did not take place. Official Baku announced that Armenia had declined the meeting, while Yerevan, on the contrary, stated that Azerbaijan had withdrawn from the meeting.
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The global malfunction of Windows 10-based devices did not affect the activities of the Baku International Airport. Operations at this facility are carried out using the Amadeus system, in which there were no interruptions, Turan was informed at the capital's airport. The malfunction did not affect the operation of most airlines operating flights to and from Baku.
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A group of Azerbaijani economists has appealed to President Ilham Aliyev, requesting assistance in changing the detention measure for Nazim Baydemirli, a former deputy and businessman. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev Dear Mr. President, We are writing to express our concern regarding the detention of our colleague, Doctor of Economic Sciences, former Member of Parliament, and businessman Nazim Baydemirli.
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