The head of the youth branch of the Sheki district organization of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, Samir Hasanov has been arrested for 15 days.
He was taken into custody on April 28 after a group of PFPA activists visited the Alley of Martyrs on the occasion of Republic Day. From another activist, Islam Hasanov, the police seized the camera and erased the pictures taken at the event. On Sunday, Samir Hasanov was taken to the Sheki District Court. With regard to him, a report was drawn up on "petty hooliganism", Turan was told by a local activist. During the closed hearing the activist was sentenced to 15 days of arrest. Meanwhile the police unofficially told his family the young man was arrested for his opposition activity and publications on Facebook, where he wrote about the unemployment problem in Sheki and shared the statuses from the PFPA leader Ali Kerimli and the Deputy Chairman of the party Gezal Bayramli. -06D-
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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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