The next wave of arrest of young activists
In the city of Agastafa (460 km from Baku) was arrested an activist of the Popular Front Party of Sumgait Vusal Zeynalov. According to the deputy head of the party Geza Bayramli, an activist is accused of resisting the police, and the local court arrested him for 20 days. The real reason for his arrest is criticism of the authorities in the social networks. Two other young activists from the NIDA Movement were arrested in the city of Ganja. According to the activists’ colleagues Taptig Mamedov and Elmir Tahmin, they were arrested for 30 days after on November 5 they painted on the wall in the park of the Heydar Aliyev political slogans: "No dictatorship!" and "No Corruption!". -03B-
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An online meeting of civil society activists focused on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, convened on the initiative of the Justice Solidarity Committee, highlighted significant concerns over the detention of journalists, political activists, and opponents of the war. The gathering, held on August 30, coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Missing and underscored the ongoing challenges facing both Azerbaijani and Armenian societies in the wake of the Karabakh conflicts.
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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