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Open letter to President Ilham Aliyev

24 June 2014

Dear Mr. President I listened to your response at PACE on June 24th regarding the reasons of nonterminating pressure against me for my longstanding human rights activity. The response, to put it mildly, was full of inaccuracy. I was not running away from Azerbaijan purposely to avoid questioning at the Office of Public Prosecutor, as […]

Arastun Orujlu: Aliyev’s speech in Strasbourg does not bode well

24 June 2014

The speech by Ilham Aliyev to the members of the PACE has left a bad impression, the expert Arastun Orujlu said, commenting on today’s speech of the head of Azerbaijan and his answers to questions from MPs for Turan. “In general, it is not anything new to say and he talks in this manner in […]

Committee to Protect Hilal Mamedov claims about the threat of his life

24 June 2014

The Committee to Protect Editor of Tolyshi Sado (Voice of the Talysh) Hilal Mamedov said the threat to his health and life. The committee noted that 20 days ago in a barrack with Mamedov they put a prisoner with venereal diseases. His condition began to deteriorate rapidly, which began to disturb the prisoners. As a […]

Ilham Aliyev: We cannot restrict freedom of speech

24 June 2014

Tuesday, June 24 at the PACE session in Strasbourg was the head of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. His performance was due to the fact that Azerbaijan joined the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. Anticipating performance by Aliyev, president of PACE An Brasseur recalled speech by Ilham Aliyev at the PACE […]

Ilham Aliyev: Armenia aggressor

24 June 2014

Armenia is an aggressor and the international community must recognize this and hold Yerevan responsible. This was the leitmotif of the speech by President Ilham Aliyev at the PACE session in Strasbourg on 24 June. Armenians seek to establish a new Armenian state on the historical lands of Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, which is absolutely unacceptable. […]

Protest during a speech by Ilham Aliyev at the PACE

24 June 2014

A group of Azerbaijani political refugees in Europe today staged a protest at the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg, during the speech of President Ilham Aliyev before the MPs. Penetrating into the room, they settled in the forefront and shut their mouths with black cloth. In this case the protesters wore T-shirts with the photo […]

In the Council of Europe, Azerbaijan will fight against match-fixing

24 June 2014

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov spoke before PACE deputies at the summer session of the Assembly on June 23, talking about the priority of Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers. One of the priorities of Azerbaijan in this period will be the fight against corruption. In particular, in late June Baku will host a […]

Human rights activists reported in PACE list 81 political prisoners in Azerbaijan

24 June 2014

Representatives of civil society of Azerbaijan on 24 June at the PACE summer session presented the Council of Europe, as well as representatives of the international community the nationwide list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. The list is prepared on the basis of criteria established by the PACE resolution number 1900 of October 3, 2012 […]

Officials cheat Commission on the Public Service

24 June 2014

The Commissioner of the Public Service under the President of Azerbaijan is for the change of attitude to fill vacancies and to “reserve civil servants.” As Bakhram Khalilov lamented, addressing reporters today, some public bodies do not transmit the complete data on vacancies, which allows them to withhold information or to hire contractors in violation […]

Former political prisoners called PACE to exert pressure on Baku

24 June 2014

The public association “Azerbaijan without political prisoners” sent an appeal to Strasbourg, where a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe opened today. “We appeal to you to pay more attention to the situation in Azerbaijan, where there are about 140 political prisoners, while the country will preside over the Cabinet of […]

Parviz Hashimli imprisoned in solitary confinement

24 June 2014

Contained in a Baku prison, the journalist Parviz Hashimli has been imprisoned in solitary confinement, said his lawyer Elchin Sadigov. The reason for this punishment was Hashimli’s press interview, the lawyer said, noting that the formal decision to place him in solitary confinement has not been submitted. In turn, the press service of the Prison […]

HRW: Council of Europe should demand to stop violation of rights in Azerbaijan

24 June 2014

The Council of Europe’s leaders and members of its Parliamentary Assembly should urge Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to end his country’s growing persecution of government critics and independent groups, Human Rights Watch said today. The Council of Europe is Europe’s leading human rights body. As president of the country that currently holds the six-month rotating […]

PACE will appoint a new rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan

24 June 2014

As part of the PACE session in Strasbourg on June 23 civil society activists in Azerbaijan organized alternative hearings on the human rights situation in the country. As the director of the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) Emin Huseynov told Turan, during the hearing were discussed issues related to the violation of freedom […]

PACE Bureau approves the draft resolution on Azerbaijan

23 June 2014

PACE Bureau at today’s meeting in Strasbourg approved a draft resolution entitled “Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the Council of Europe: what steps are taken in terms of respect for human rights?”, prepared by the Irish deputy, Michael McNamara. Then the document will be submitted to the PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for further […]

The trial in the case of Hasan Huseynli

23 June 2014

Trial in the case of Hasan Huseynli, the head of NGO Education Center “Intelligent citizen”, took place on Monday in Nizami district court of Ganja chaired by Ayaz Makhmudov. He was charged under Article 221.3 (hooliganism committed with a weapon or object as a weapon) of the Criminal Code. According to investigators, Huseynli allegedly stabbed […]

Open letter to President Ilham Aliyev

24 June 2014

Dear Mr. President I listened to your response at PACE on June 24th regarding the reasons of nonterminating pressure against me for my longstanding human rights activity. The response, to put it mildly, was full ...

Arastun Orujlu: Aliyev’s speech in Strasbourg does not bode well

24 June 2014

The speech by Ilham Aliyev to the members of the PACE has left a bad impression, the expert Arastun Orujlu said, commenting on today’s speech of the head of Azerbaijan and his answers to questions ...

Committee to Protect Hilal Mamedov claims about the threat of his life

24 June 2014

The Committee to Protect Editor of Tolyshi Sado (Voice of the Talysh) Hilal Mamedov said the threat to his health and life. The committee noted that 20 days ago in a barrack with Mamedov they ...

Ilham Aliyev: We cannot restrict freedom of speech

24 June 2014

Tuesday, June 24 at the PACE session in Strasbourg was the head of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. His performance was due to the fact that Azerbaijan joined the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the ...

Ilham Aliyev: Armenia aggressor

24 June 2014

Armenia is an aggressor and the international community must recognize this and hold Yerevan responsible. This was the leitmotif of the speech by President Ilham Aliyev at the PACE session in Strasbourg on 24 June. ...

Protest during a speech by Ilham Aliyev at the PACE

24 June 2014

A group of Azerbaijani political refugees in Europe today staged a protest at the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg, during the speech of President Ilham Aliyev before the MPs. Penetrating into the room, they settled ...

In the Council of Europe, Azerbaijan will fight against match-fixing

24 June 2014

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov spoke before PACE deputies at the summer session of the Assembly on June 23, talking about the priority of Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers. One of the priorities ...

Human rights activists reported in PACE list 81 political prisoners in Azerbaijan

24 June 2014

Representatives of civil society of Azerbaijan on 24 June at the PACE summer session presented the Council of Europe, as well as representatives of the international community the nationwide list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. ...

Officials cheat Commission on the Public Service

24 June 2014

The Commissioner of the Public Service under the President of Azerbaijan is for the change of attitude to fill vacancies and to “reserve civil servants.” As Bakhram Khalilov lamented, addressing reporters today, some public bodies ...

Former political prisoners called PACE to exert pressure on Baku

24 June 2014

The public association “Azerbaijan without political prisoners” sent an appeal to Strasbourg, where a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe opened today. “We appeal to you to pay more attention to ...

Parviz Hashimli imprisoned in solitary confinement

24 June 2014

Contained in a Baku prison, the journalist Parviz Hashimli has been imprisoned in solitary confinement, said his lawyer Elchin Sadigov. The reason for this punishment was Hashimli’s press interview, the lawyer said, noting that the ...

HRW: Council of Europe should demand to stop violation of rights in Azerbaijan

24 June 2014

The Council of Europe’s leaders and members of its Parliamentary Assembly should urge Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to end his country’s growing persecution of government critics and independent groups, Human Rights Watch said today. The ...

PACE will appoint a new rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan

24 June 2014

As part of the PACE session in Strasbourg on June 23 civil society activists in Azerbaijan organized alternative hearings on the human rights situation in the country. As the director of the Institute for Reporters’ ...

PACE Bureau approves the draft resolution on Azerbaijan

23 June 2014

PACE Bureau at today’s meeting in Strasbourg approved a draft resolution entitled “Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the Council of Europe: what steps are taken in terms of respect for human rights?”, prepared by the Irish deputy, ...

The trial in the case of Hasan Huseynli

23 June 2014

Trial in the case of Hasan Huseynli, the head of NGO Education Center “Intelligent citizen”, took place on Monday in Nizami district court of Ganja chaired by Ayaz Makhmudov. He was charged under Article 221.3 ...

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