Baku/10.08.17/Turan: The members of the Azerbaijani national wrestling team has got their salaries, stated the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation. Along with wrestlers, salaries were paid to other persons involved in the national team.
On July 28 a group of famous athletes, including champions and prize-winners of the Olympic Games and world championships, held a protest in front of the Federation building. They stated that their wages had not been paid for many months. In particular, world champion Rasul Chunayev claimed that he has not received a salary for 15 months. He also said that because of the lack of conditions, wrestlers could not prepare for the World Cup, which will take place in three months. The Federation had previously stated that it had no obligations to pay salaries and that the sponsors were doing it.-05B-
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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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