Public Association "Legal Education of Sumgayit Youth" intends to carry out the monitoring of the parliamentary elections on 1 November. According to the head of the organization Elchin Mammadov, the monitoring mission will be carried out with the support of the Council of Europe and the International Association for the Protection of Human Rights. Taking into account the fact that the elections will not be monitored by the ODIHR, a great responsibility falls on local institutions of civil society. The purpose of the project is to increase public control over elections, their conduct in accordance with democratic standards.
The project provides the conducting trainings for observers in regions of the country, and to prepare memos and instructions for them. The monitoring will cover 450 polling stations in 21 electoral districts. Support for the project will provide the Ukrainian Center for Political Education and the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology. -06D-
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The International Coalition for Democratic Renewal (ICDR) and Forum 2000 Foundation expressed grave concerns over the escalating repression of civil society in Azerbaijan, issuing a joint statement. The groups highlighted the government's intensified crackdown on lawyers, journalists, activists, and human rights defenders, painting a stark picture of a country where dissenting voices are systematically silenced.
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The Times Higher Education (THE), a leading international organization with an audience of 60 million and ranked among the world's top 100 networks in the field of education and skills assessment, has published a comprehensive article titled “Calls for the Release of Azerbaijani Scholar as Climate Summit Begins.” THE, known for its annual ranking of world universities, notes that while a major fossil fuel producer hosts a gathering of global leaders, it is cracking down on dissenters. Human rights groups are urging the Azerbaijani government, which is hosting the COP29 climate conference, to release a scholar detained after criticizing fossil fuel policies.
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On Thursday, overcast weather is expected in the capital will be overcast, with light rain possible in the morning. There will be a moderate southeast wind. The temperature at night will be between +8 and +10°C, and during the day, it will range from +12 to +15°C. Humidity will be 65-75% both at night and during the day. Precipitation will occur in the eastern part of the country. There may be fog in some areas, with a moderate east wind.
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On November 12, the summit of world leaders commenced at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku. According to "Euronews," citing sources from the UN, the event is attended by around 100 heads of state.
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