Trial over the eight accused on Guba events on March 1 was over on 13 December in Guba regional court chaired by Zamin Tahirov. The court found the defendants guilty of willful destruction of property, public order offenses, the use of force against the police.
The court sentenced: Farhad Abdurakhmanov to five years in prison. Sakhavat Aleskerov to four years and three months in prison. At the same time, Alkhas Danyalov was sentenced to three years on probation and was released in the courtroom.
Samir Khammedov, Samir Talibov, Matlab Dadashov, Sarvin Chobanov and Murad Zakirov also received three years of probation. Tomorrow sentence will be against nine accused.
On March 1, 2012 several thousand residents of Guba region made a rally demanding the resignation of the Chief Executive of the region, Khabibov Rauf, who had publicly insulted the locals. The protest turned into a riot, and Khabibov’s villa was burnt, and damage was caused to the building of the district executive. Four groups of defendants, consisting of 30 people were brought to trial. —06B—
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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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