The hunt for the opposition in Azerbaijan continues. An activist of the Popular Front Party Shahin Alizadeh was arrested for 30 days on charges of resisting the police the day before in the city of Shirvan. According to the deputy chairman of the party Geza Bayramli, the authorities continue the tactics of political repression. Instead of solving social and economic problems that put protesters across the country, the government arrest opposition leaders, accusing them of imperfect crimes, she said. The wave of protests of population against price hike population and the difficult economic situation are ongoing for several days in different regions of Azerbaijan. The authorities have arrested dozens of people, accusing the opposition and religious radicals of organizing riots. -03D-
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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