The President of Azerbaijan Legal Education Society Intigam Aliyev has been awarded the organization Civil Rights Defenders Honor Award Human Rights Defender of the Year.
The prize was awarded to the son of the human rights defender Najmin in Stockholm on April 7, as Intigam Aliyev could not leave the country because of his conviction.
Intigam Aliyev was arrested on Aug. 8, 2014 and sentenced to 7.5 years on charges of illegal business activities, misappropriation, and tax evasion. The Baku Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court upheld the verdict of the trial court. Subsequently, the Supreme Court on the basis of the protest from the Prosecutor General decided on the conditional release of the human rights defender.
Intigam Aliyev denies all the charges against him and says he was arrested because of his human rights activities, in particular because of the aid in the administration of citizens' complaints to the European Court.
Amnesty International considers Intigam Aliyev a prisoner of conscience. -0-
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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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