The journalists Ayten Farhadova and Aynura Heydarova filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in relation to the ban on leaving Azerbaijan.
According to the lawyer Fariz Namazly, the ban is associated with the investigation of a criminal case against the Internet publication Meydan TV.
The journalists in the autumn of 2015 were banned from leaving Azerbaijan by the Investigation Department on Grave Crimes of the General Prosecutor's Office in the criminal case against the Meydan TV staff. The journalists' rights were limited, despite the fact that they did not occupy any posts and were not regular staff of Meydan TV.
Farhadova was interrogated in the case against Meydan TV.
In the absence of employees of the criminal investigation department of the city of Ganja in the country, Aynura Heydarova in November 2015 came to her home and took the parents to the police and interrogated for hours about the journalistic activities of their daughter.
At the same time employees of the Ministry of Taxes checked observance of the tax obligations, and no violations were found.
Azerbaijani courts refused to consider the complaint of the journalists to the Prosecutor General.
So they decided to appeal to the ECHR.
According to the lawyer, the applicants raise the question of violation of their rights guaranteed by Article 6.1 (right of access to a court), 13 (right to an effective legal remedy) of the European Convention on Human Rights as well as Article 2 (right to freedom of movement) Protocol 4 of this document. ----06D-
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The closure of Azerbaijan's land borders was discussed during the parliamentary session on November 25. While the government’s decision cites the coronavirus pandemic as the main reason—despite the World Health Organization declaring its end last year—Zahid Oruj, Chair of the Human Rights Committee in the Milli Majlis, pointed to other factors. He stated, "Opening the borders could result in an influx of hundreds of thousands of non-Azerbaijani refugees due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Additionally, in Iran, many are prepared to cross into Azerbaijan to safeguard their lives and assets amid military strikes. Such waves of refugees could lead to humanitarian, social, and cultural clashes that may threaten political stability."
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On Tuesday, the General Prosecutor's Office announced the initiation of new criminal cases against agricultural product exporters who allegedly concealed their earnings abroad. Specifically, the Sumgayit City Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal case under Articles 208.2.1 and 208.2.2 (failure to return foreign currency to the country in large amounts by prior agreement of a group of individuals) and Article 308.2 (abuse of office causing serious consequences) against officials of the company "SOİL BOONS" LLC – Jahangir Aliyev, Elyar Gadzhiev, Mehman Mirzamedev, Saleh Gabilov, and Aly Aliyev.
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Rains will continue in Baku and Absheron on 27 November, forecasters said. In places, precipitation will be intense with thunderstorms. Moderate north-west wind.
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On Tuesday, rainy weather with thunderstorms and moderate northwest wind is expected in the Baku, according to meteorologists. The rainy weather will continue untill Wednesday evening. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +10°C, and during the day, +11 to +13°C. The humidity will be 80-90% at night and 70-80% during the day. Rain with thunderstorms will also affect other parts of the country. Snow is expected in mountainous areas. There will be fog in places, with westerly winds.
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