Baku/12.07.18/Turan: A lawyer Javad Javadov only today managed to meet with the arrested journalist Afgan Sadigov, who was detained on July 6, in administrative order, and is kept in the Binagadi detention center. Despite the court decision stated that Sadigov should be kept in an isolation ward for persons under administrative detention, he was transferred there only today, Javadov told Turan agency.
Earlier, the relatives reported that the head of the site Azel.tv was detained on July 6 in Jalilabad region - 211 km. from Baku. On July 9, the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the detention of Sadigov among those who "committed unlawful appeals in social networks in connection with the energy blackout and an attempt on the head of Ganja." "Although Sadigov was detained in Jalilabad, he was arrested by the decision of the Narimanov District Court of Baku for 30 days under the Articles 510 (minor hooliganism) and 535.1 (not subordination to the lawful demands of the police). On the eve, the International Committee to Protect Journalists' Rights called on the Azerbaijani authorities to immediately release Sadigov.
ICJ found gross abuses of human rights the actual abduction of the journalist's mother in order to force him to report to the police. ICJ demanded to release journalist immediately, stop harassment of mass media and blocking critical websites in Azerbaijan "-03 / 16D-
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Lena Schilling, a Member of the European Parliament from the Green Party, has announced plans to donate every sixth monthly salary, equivalent to €10,000 gross, to support green initiatives and activists. About €3,000 will go to the Green Citizens’ Initiative Association, supported by members of the outgoing ruling party, while the remaining €7,000 will be used to support activists every six months, Schilling’s spokeswoman told the Austria Presse-Agentur (APA) on Monday.
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Coast Guard forces intercepted a large shipment of drugs being delivered to Azerbaijan, the State Border Service reported on October 8. In the area near the village of Niyazabad in the Khachmaz region, border guards discovered over 205 kg of various types of narcotic substances and 13,110 tablets of methadone M-40, according to the report. Additionally, three Azerbaijani citizens suspected of supplying drugs to the country were detained on the coastal territory. Operational-investigative measures regarding the case are ongoing.
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On Wednesday, the weather in the capital will be changeable, with some precipitation possible during the night and morning. The wind will be from the northwest. The air temperature at night will be +15 to +19 degrees Celsius, and during the day, it will reach +22 to +26 degrees. Humidity at night will be 70-75%, and during the day, 50-55%.
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The discussion about the issues raised during the visit of Sergey Naryshkin, Director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), to Baku on October 2-3 is still ongoing in Azerbaijan.
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