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Azerbaijan: deputy chair of Islamic Party sentenced to 1.5 years of imprisonment
Today, the Sumgait City Court, chaired by Judge Zeigyam Guseinov, has finished the trial of Arif Ganiev, Deputy Chair of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA).
Azerbaijan, South Caucasus
Society, Human rights, Politics, Crime
Jan 26 2012, 21:20
A broadcasting station in Azerbaijan enacted a ban on French songs
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In connection with adoption of a bill on criminalization of denial of genocide by the Senate of France, broadcasting station Media FM in Azerbaijan removed songs performed by French singers and all the songs in the French language from the air today.
South Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Armenia
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Jan 25 2012, 23:10; CK correspondent
Another protest action staged in Baku at the French Embassy
| Opposition activists of the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC) held a picket near the French Embassy to Azerbaijan. It was the third protest action in Baku over the past two days against the adoption by the French Senate of the bill that assumes criminalization of denial of the genocides, recognized as such by the laws of the country, including the Armenian Genocide. |
Jan 24 2012, 23:30; CK correspondent
HRW: human rights situation in Azerbaijan becomes worse
| In 2011, the human rights situation in Azerbaijan deteriorated; the government suppressed all forms of protest. This was announced by the annual report on human rights situation in the world, prepared by the International human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW), which was released on January 22. |
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Jan 24 2012, 22:20
Baku hosts protest in front of French Embassy
| Today, about 50 persons came to the Embassy of France in Baku to protest against adoption by the French Senate - the upper house of the parliament - of the bill assuming punishment for negation of the genocides regarded as such by the law. |
Jan 24 2012, 21:00
The Ministry of Transport came to terms with the protesting taxi drivers
| On January, 23, the Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan cancelled the limitations concerning the age of cars for their use as taxicabs. This decision was taken after the actions of protest the owners of taxis held in Baku. |
Jan 24 2012, 20:00
The court in Azerbaijan fined newspapers "Eni Musavat" and "Azaglyg"
| On January, 23, Yasamal district court of Baku partially granted a lawsuit of Anar Mamedov, Minister of Transport of Azerbaijan, against oppositional newspapers "Eni Musavat" and "Azaglyg". |
Jan 23 2012, 23:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 16-22
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Hackers' attacks on websites of Azerbaijan state agencies; resignation of Anatoly Brovko, Governor of Volgograd Region; termination of criminal case against human rights defender Oleg Orlov accused of slandering Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov; first nominations for re-election of President of South Ossetia; start of election campaign for Abkhazian parliament; investigation into deaths of several babies at the Republic's Hospital in Nalchik, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of January 16-22, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Kabardino-Balkaria, Azerbaijan, Abkhazia, Volgograd region, South Caucasus, South Osetia, South Federal District, Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District, Russia
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Jan 23 2012, 22:10; CK correspondent
Mamedli: Situation with human rights in Azerbaijan on the eve of "Eurovision 2012" becomes worse
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In Azerbaijan, in the near future, the initiators of the public campaign "Eurovision 2012: Sing for Democracy" plan to start protest actions, should the authorities fail to take effective measures to address human rights problems.
Azerbaijan, South Caucasus
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Jan 20 2012, 23:50; CK correspondent
Today, Azerbaijan marks 22 years after Soviet troops' entrance to Baku
| Today is a day of mourning in Azerbaijan: the country marks the 22nd anniversary of the entry to Baku of army units, which was accompanied by numerous victims among the civilian population. Azerbaijan declared January 20 to be a day off. |
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NGO Documents
- Statement on the Closing of the Human Rights House Azerbaijan
- A Common Statement on Human Rights in Azerbaijan
- Regarding deterioration of freedom of expression in Azerbaijan
- Concerning increasing control on Azerbaijani NGOs
- Arbitrary Detention, Beating and Denial of Timely Medical Assistance to Azerbaijani Youth Activists
Interview
- Interview with Tom de Waal "I look optimistically at the problem of normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations, since societies change and people become more open for possible changes"
- Interview with Ethan Zuckerman (Berkman Center for Internet and Society)
