The Chairman of the Yasamal district branch of the Classic Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (CPFPA) Nisakhanum Veliyeva was detained by police on Tuesday. She was first taken from her home to the 29th precinct of the Yasamal District Police Administration. After keeping Veliyeva there for two hours, she was taken to the Yasamal District Police Department, where she also was kept for two hours.
The leader of CPFPA Mirmahmud Miralioglu told Turan Veliyeva was notified about her critical notes against the authorities on Facebook. The activist was demanded to remove the writings and only after she did that she was released from the police.
Miralioglu regarded her detention as "strengthening the police state" and "deteriorating human rights situation" in Azerbaijan. -06B--
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On December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL), on a Baku–Grozny flight, crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Aktau, Ayxan Suleymanlı, stated that the plane had 67 people onboard, including crew members, 38 of whom died. According to him, 26 of the deceased were Azerbaijani citizens.
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On December 27th, rain is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, and heavy rainfall in some areas. The wind will be southeast. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will be +9 to +11°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is expected across the country in the evening, particularly in the eastern regions. Snow is expected in the mountains.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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