On Wednesday, the regular meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights considered the amendments to the law "On freedom of religion". According to parliamentary sources, the amendments are restrictive and provide the elimination of religious organizations accused of extremism. It is not reported how will be evaluated belonging to extremism, and what will be considered extremism.
At the same time the committee members discussed the amendments to the law "On mass media", according to which the information in the media about operations against religious extremism should be covered by means determined by the power body, carrying out such an operation. Both amendments will be discussed at the plenary session of the Parliament. -02D-
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This month, cases of illegal surgical operations conducted by unqualified doctors were uncovered at the private Laser Beauty Clinic in Baku. The findings were reported by the Center for Analytical Expertise (CAE) of the Ministry of Health, which inspected the clinic following citizen complaints.
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Military expert and regular on state television channels, Adalat Verdiyev, has been accused of a serious crime—disclosure of military secrets. According to the charge (Article 308 of the Criminal Code), if the accused can prove the disclosure was unintentional, they may face 3 to 7 years in prison. Under aggravating circumstances, the sentence could range from 4 to 8 years.
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Rain is expected in Baku and Absheron on 28 November, forecasters of the National Centre for Hydrometeorology said. However, their today's forecast of rain in Baku has not come true.
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Short film "Fragments" by Iqbal Abilov, a Talysh researcher arrested in Azerbaijan, has been recognised at another international film festival.
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