Akhund of the mosque "Hazrat Abbas' Elman Aghazadeh was detained yesterday in the city of Lankaran (270 km south of Baku) and delivered in Baku. According to the supporters of the detainee, a few member of the same religious community were also arrested. According to preliminary information, Aghazadeh and the rest are members of the Movement "Muslim unity", whose leader Thale Bagirzade was arrested three days ago in Nardaran. The first attempt to detain Aghazadeh was made on 27 November, but he was released after hundreds of faithful gathered in front of the executive power, demanding the release of their leader. -05B-
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Opposition members detained for critical social media posts were released on the same day, with no reports of mistreatment by authorities, Musavat Party deputy chairman Mustafa Hajibeyli told Turan news agency.
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On January 14, border guards at the "Goradiz" border post intercepted an attempt to smuggle over 37 kg of marijuana from Iran.
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It will be cloudy in the capital on 22 January. Rain is possible in some places by evening. Fog in the morning and evening. Wind is south-eastern. Air temperature is +3+5 at night and +8+10 during the day. Humidity is 70-80%.
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A minor has been arrested in the high-profile fatal road accident in Imishli region, the press service of the General Prosecutor's Office reported today.
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