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Baku / 20.08.20 / Turan: Emin Sagiyev, detained in prison number 6, began a hunger strike on August 18, his relatives told Turan.
Sagiyev was arrested in November 2017, and in 2018 he was sentenced to 7 years on charges of drug trafficking on a large scale.
Sagiyev went on a hunger strike after the country's Supreme Court dismissed his appeal against the verdict.
However, local human rights activists are convinced that he was punished for the journalistic activities of the political emigrant Turkel Azerturk. The latter has been living in Europe for several years. He was an employee of the Internet resource Azerbaijan Saaty, where he sharply criticized the Azerbaijani authorities.
In February of this year, he said that the Dutch police warned him about the surveillance by unknown persons and urged him to be more careful. Azerturk is convinced that these were agents of the Azerbaijani authorities sent to deal with him. Before that, he had been warned more than once that if he did not stop criticizing, he himself and his relatives in Azerbaijan would suffer. -0-
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On January 29, municipal elections were held in Azerbaijan, with over 16,000 candidates participating across 118 constituencies. The Central Election Commission (CEC) has already announced the names of the leading candidates on its website. Hours after the election, CEC Chairman Mazahir Panahov stated at a briefing that 413 out of 685 municipalities had already been formed, with 7,791 candidates identified as leaders. According to him, elections proceeded normally in all constituencies, and no complaints were received by his office. However, independent candidates and experts claim that there were violations during the election process.
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On Friday, the weather in the capital will be changeable, with no precipitation expected. The wind will be from the southeast. The temperature at night will be +5 to +7°C, and during the day it will be +8 to +12°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is possible in the eastern region of the country. Fog in some areas, with an easterly wind.
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On January 30, the weather in Baku will be cloudy, and light precipitation possible during the day on the Absheron Peninsula. The wind will be southeast. At night, the temperature will be +4 to +7°C, and during the day it will reach +8 to +12°C. Humidity will be 70-80%.
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Azerbaijani authorities have detained former Russian judge Elena Khakhaleva at Baku International Airport, officials confirmed to Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs. The arrest was first reported by Kommersant and Izvestia, citing sources, and later corroborated by law enforcement contacts through RIA Novosti and TASS.
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