Today’s closed trial in the Baku Serious Crimes Court heard to the closing statement of the journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov accused of treason. The journalist denied the accusation, and asked the court to acquit him, said his lawyer Fuad Agayev. Earlier, the prosecutor asked the court to sentence Mirkadyrov to seven years in prison for treason. The journalist was arrested on April 19 and was charged with espionage in favor of Armenia. Human rights advocates acknowledge Mirkadyrov political prisoners. -06D-
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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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