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EU Urges Azerbaijan To Release Detained Opposition Figures

6 Giugno 2017
The European Union has urged Azerbaijan to release detained opposition figures, in an apparent reference to the alleged abduction and arrest of a journalist critical of Baku and the detention of an opposition politician. The statement on June 4 did not mention names but came after journalist Afqan Muxtarli was kidnapped in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, on May 29 and

Trump: Azerbaijan is valued partner of US

President of the United States of America Donald J. Trump has congratulated President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, in a letter for the celebration of azeri Republic Day. “Azerbaijan is a valued partner of the United States. Together, we are working to enhance global security through our joint

The Azerbaijani government should stop the harrassment against lawyers representing political prisoners

An international human rights watchdog has called on the Azerbaijani government to stop what it calls the harassment of two lawyers known for representing political prisoners. Robert Herman, vice president for international programs at the U.S.-based NGO Freedom House, said in a November 3 statement that the Azerbaijani government “should

OSCE MG co-chairs discussed current working proposals to advance negotiations for a long-lasting peace

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (ambassadors Igor Popov of Russia, James Warlick of the US, and Pierre Andrieu of France), together with the personal representative of the OSCE chairperson-in-office, ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, traveled to Azerbaijan’s occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region October 23-25, 2016. According to the statement, the co-chairs also

Azerbaijan: Energy and industry investments

Azerbaijan’s state and private companies are investing capital abroad. SOCAR, SOFAZ and other private companies invested large amount of capital in our region, including the region where Croatia is located, Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev said at the Azerbaijan-Croatia business forum. He also spoke about the energy policy: “Azerbaijan and Croatia

Human Rights Watch: false charges to prosecute political activists in Azerbaijan

The 75-page report, “Harassed, Imprisoned, Exiled: Azerbaijan’s Continuing Crackdown on Government Critics, Lawyers, and Civil Society,” documents the government’s concerted efforts to undermine civil society. Human Rights Watch found that in 2016, the authorities used false, politically motivated criminal and administrative charges to prosecute political activists, journalists, and others. “With the
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