Investigator Ibrahim Lemberansky told on the phone the human rights activist Leyla Yunus a demand to come for questioning on Monday on July 7 at 10:00 am. In response Yunus demanded to return her and her husband’s passports, “illegally seized from them on April 28.” “As soon as our passport are returned, I will come […]
On 4th of July at the trial in the case of activist Omar Mamedov verdict, the Court granted the prosecutor offer to condemn Mammadov, accused of drug trafficking, to five years of imprisonment in a penal colony. *A nineteen-year-old Omar Mamedov is the leader of the youth movement “Akhyn” (“Feed”) and a member of the […]
Today Nizami Ganja Court held the trial in the case of the head of the NGO “Center for Civic Education Intellectual” Hasan Huseynli. At the trial, the prosecutor called on to convict Huseynli to seven years in prison, finding him guilty under the Article 221.3 (hooliganism using a weapon or object as a weapon.) The […]
Contained in jail of MNS, the journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov through his lawyer issued a statement in connection with the failure to provide him the opportunity to take part in the ceremony of “40-day mourning” of his father. “I am sympathetic to the failure in allowing me to take part in the ceremony of “40 days”of […]
Today Sumgait Court of Appeal partially upheld the complaint of Elsevar Mursalieva, a former member of the Movement NİDA. It happened after Mursaliyev refused membership in this opposition organization, openly declared the policy support of Ilham Aliyev’s policy. According to court, the sentence aginst Mursalieva was reduced from five to two years. His statement was […]
Delegation of the European Union in Azerbaijan on Thursday organized a reception on the occasion of signing the EU Association Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The head of the EU Delegation in Baku, Malena Mard, called the signing of these agreements a landmark event for Europe. In her speech, she reminded the statement on […]
(Chairman of Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies center, prisoner of coincidence Anar Mammadli who currently is kept at Baku Investigation Jail answered the questions of “Turan” information agency through his advocates). Question: Do you have any complaints? Answer: I do not have any serious complaints about that. The only thing is about not being able […]
The State Department on Wednesday reinstated an urge towards Baku and Yerevan to refrain from the use of inflammatory rhetoric and statements, and called on Ilham Aliyev and Serj Sargsyan to accept an invitation to hold a summit in Paris “as soon as possible,” TURAN’s Washington correspondent reports. “We call on both sides to redouble […]
The journalist Rauf Mirkadirov is not being released from the MNS jail to take part in the ceremony of his father’s mourning. His father Habibulla Mirkadirov died 40 days ago. According to the lawyer Elmar Suleymanov, today the investigator of the Prosecutor General Ibrahim Lemberansky said that the lawyers’ letter had not come to him. […]
Ahmad Shahidov to meet Frederik Hanke, First Secretary of the German Embassy to Azerbaijan Ahmad Shahidov, Head of the Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (AIDHR) held a meeting at the German Embassy to Azerbaijan on July 2. During his meeting with Frederik Hanke, First Secretary of the German Embassy to Azerbaijan Ahmad Shahidov […]
Yesterday the leader of the Popular Front Party Ali Kerimli was not allowed to meet with European MPs in Baku Hotel Fairmont, where the session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is held. Kerimli meeting with the deputies in the lobby was interrupted by the guards, and he was asked to leave the hotel. Therefore, the […]
At the trial in the Baku Serious Crimes Court in the case of the facebook activists Omar Mamedov, accused of drug trafficking, the defendant’s lawyer Alaif Hasanov was given the floor. Just like another lawyer Khalid Bagirov, Hasanov noted the political motives of the prosecution activist, absence of evidence of his guilt, and asked to […]
Chief of the AIDHR Ahmad Shahidov met Alexandra NERISANU, Manager at the EU Delegation to Baku Ahmad Shahidov, Head of the Azerbaijani Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (AIDHR) held a meeting with Miss. Alexandra NERISANU, Officer of the Projects Department and Operations at the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan. On the eve of meeting that […]
The OSCE PA Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at a meeting in Baku on July 1 adopted a resolution “Democratic control of public and private sectors of security,” a draft of which was submitted by the Slovenian deputy Roberto Battelli. One of the points of the resolution is a recommendation to establish […]
Investigator Ibrahim Lemberansky told on the phone the human rights activist Leyla Yunus a demand to come for questioning on Monday on July 7 at 10:00 am. In response Yunus demanded to return her and ...
On 4th of July at the trial in the case of activist Omar Mamedov verdict, the Court granted the prosecutor offer to condemn Mammadov, accused of drug trafficking, to five years of imprisonment in a ...
Today Nizami Ganja Court held the trial in the case of the head of the NGO “Center for Civic Education Intellectual” Hasan Huseynli. At the trial, the prosecutor called on to convict Huseynli to seven ...
Contained in jail of MNS, the journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov through his lawyer issued a statement in connection with the failure to provide him the opportunity to take part in the ceremony of “40-day mourning” of ...
Today Sumgait Court of Appeal partially upheld the complaint of Elsevar Mursalieva, a former member of the Movement NİDA. It happened after Mursaliyev refused membership in this opposition organization, openly declared the policy support of ...
Delegation of the European Union in Azerbaijan on Thursday organized a reception on the occasion of signing the EU Association Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The head of the EU Delegation in Baku, Malena ...
(Chairman of Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies center, prisoner of coincidence Anar Mammadli who currently is kept at Baku Investigation Jail answered the questions of “Turan” information agency through his advocates). Question: Do you have ...
The State Department on Wednesday reinstated an urge towards Baku and Yerevan to refrain from the use of inflammatory rhetoric and statements, and called on Ilham Aliyev and Serj Sargsyan to accept an invitation to ...
The journalist Rauf Mirkadirov is not being released from the MNS jail to take part in the ceremony of his father’s mourning. His father Habibulla Mirkadirov died 40 days ago. According to the lawyer Elmar ...
Ahmad Shahidov to meet Frederik Hanke, First Secretary of the German Embassy to Azerbaijan Ahmad Shahidov, Head of the Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (AIDHR) held a meeting at the German Embassy to ...
Yesterday the leader of the Popular Front Party Ali Kerimli was not allowed to meet with European MPs in Baku Hotel Fairmont, where the session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is held. Kerimli meeting with ...
At the trial in the Baku Serious Crimes Court in the case of the facebook activists Omar Mamedov, accused of drug trafficking, the defendant’s lawyer Alaif Hasanov was given the floor. Just like another lawyer ...
Chief of the AIDHR Ahmad Shahidov met Alexandra NERISANU, Manager at the EU Delegation to Baku Ahmad Shahidov, Head of the Azerbaijani Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (AIDHR) held a meeting with Miss. Alexandra ...
The OSCE PA Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at a meeting in Baku on July 1 adopted a resolution “Democratic control of public and private sectors of security,” a draft of which ...