Front Line Defenders Organization, based in Dublin , announced the campaign on social networks to examine the situation of 12 human rights defenders in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, persecuted by the authorities.
The campaign was launched on the day as the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi in order to draw the world's attention to the problem of arrested human rights defenders.
The campaign “Rights. Risks. Changes!” (www.sportshrd.org) called the public to support 12 human rights defenders, and require local authorities to respect human rights defenders.
Among the 12 human rights defenders is the name of Anar Mammadov , the head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center.
Anar Mammadov was arrested on December 16, 2013 on charges of illegal business , tax evasion , abuse of office. Court sanctioned his arrest for three months.
The Front Line Defenders Organization has been functioning for more than 10 years , and is involved in protection and support of human rights defenders. -16D04-
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During search and operational activities, on January 30 at 11:20, 16.4 kg of drugs were discovered and seized in the area of the "Geytapa" border post, located on the Iran-Azerbaijan border. According to the Azerbaijan Border Service, this prevented an attempt to smuggle into Azerbaijan 11.3 kg of marijuana, 5.1 kg of opium, and 1,990 methadone M-40 pills from Iran.
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Cold, windy weather is expected on 5 February, forecasters said. Northwestern winds of up to 20 metres per second will blow in the capital and across much of the country.
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Filming within a polling station without the citizen's consent may be stopped. According to local media reports, this issue was discussed by Mazahir Panahov, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), on February 1.
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On February 4, the weather in Baku will be changeable, with no precipitation. There will be fog in some areas in the morning and evening. A moderate southwest wind will blow. The air temperature at night will be between +4°C and +7°C, and during the day, it will range from +8°C to +13°C. The humidity will be 70-80%.
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