On August 19 Nizami Court of Baku considered the case of the convicted activist of the Popular Front Party Asif Yusifli. The trial chaired by Matanat Hajiyeva considered the case in connection with the amendments to Article 178 of the Criminal Code (fraud), on which Yusifli was sentenced to 7.5 years. In May,2015 the Supreme Court reduced the sentence for one and a half years.
The lawyer Fakhraddin Mehdiyev said that today the court refused to reduce the term of punishment of Yusifli, and left it - 6 years, although he could sentence himto a fine of 5,000 manat, according to the recommendation of the Plenum of the Supreme Court. The Court did not consider that Yusifli is invalid of the Karabakh war. The appeal will be lodged against this decision, said the lawyer.-03D-
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The COP29 conference concluded in Baku, leaving behind a trail of controversy and criticism. Renowned historian Jamil Hasanli characterized the event as a vivid reflection of governance problems in Azerbaijan under President Ilham Aliyev. Hasanli, a staunch critic of the administration, described COP29 as an expensive spectacle that exposed systemic failures and intensified international scrutiny of Azerbaijan's political and economic structures.
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President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola has invited Azerbaijani economist and political prisoner Professor Gubad Ibadoglu to Strasbourg to attend the 2024 Sakharov Prize award ceremony. The invitation, delivered by Member of the European Parliament Michael Bloss at the COP29 climate conference, comes as Ibadoglu remains under house arrest and prohibited from leaving Azerbaijan.
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An operation at Istanbul Airport has revealed an incident that could strain diplomatic relations. Kahraman Shamil oglu Mammadov, alleged to be an Azerbaijani military attaché, was caught with 70 kilograms of gold. According to Turkish media, Despite Mammadov's claims that he is a diplomat, it is believed that the incident is related to gold smuggling.
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On a brisk November evening, the residents of Baku gathered along the waterfront of the Caspian Sea, stunned by what appeared to be the washed-up body of a colossal whale. At 16 meters long, the creature’s seemingly lifeless form and pungent odor left many convinced they were witnessing an ecological tragedy. By that night, however, the mysterious visitor had departed, loaded onto a cargo platform and whisked away to the airport.
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