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Co-Chairs of OSCE Minsk Group concerned over incidents on contact line in Karabakh conflict zone
Igor Popov (Russia), Robert Bradtke (USA), and Jacques Faure (France), the co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, who visited Yerevan and Baku on May 11-14, expressed their concern over incidents on the contact line in the conflict zone.
Nagorny Karabakh, Armenia, Azerbaijan, South Caucasus
Conflicts, Politics
May 15 2012, 23:30; CK correspondent
In Azerbaijan, convicted oppositional activists go on hunger strike
| Today, in Azerbaijan, at penal institutions, convicted oppositional activists recognized by the international human rights organization "Amnesty International" as "prisoners of conscience", went on a hunger strike demanding their release. This was reported by Gyulaga Aslanly, Secretary of the Coordinating Council (CC) of the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC). |
May 15 2012, 22:40
Azerbaijan: soldier kills his comrade and commits suicide
| Vyusal Nabiev, a soldier of the Azerbaijani National Army, shot dead his colleague Medjnun Garazade from service weapon and then committed suicide. |
May 15 2012, 21:00; CK correspondent
In Azerbaijan, oppositionist Elnur Medjidli released from prison
| In the evening of May 15, in Baku, Elnur Medjidli, the activist of the youth organization of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was released from prison. |
May 14 2012, 23:10; CK correspondent
Nakhichevan court replaces Bagirzade's prison for conditional punishment
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Today, the Supreme Court of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) has completed considering the appeal lodged by the oppositional activist Zeynal Bagirzade accused of falsifying documents and illegally receiving pension. Judge Ilgar Mirzoev has amended the verdict of first instance court and replaced a significant term of imprisonment for a suspended (conditional) sentence. Bagirzade was released in the courtroom.
South Caucasus, Azerbaijan
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May 14 2012, 23:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 7-13
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Preliminary results of parliamentary elections in Armenia, according to which 80 percent of seats go to pro-government candidates; earthquakes in Azerbaijan; oppositional rallies in Volgograd; protests against Gelman's exhibition and opposition's "folk festivities" in Krasnodar; fights and attacks with casualties in Dagestan, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of May 7-13, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Volgograd region, South Federal District, North-Caucasian Federal District, Dagestan, Krasnodar region, Azerbaijan, South Caucasus, Armenia
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May 14 2012, 22:30
In Baku, police detains 18 oppositional protesters
| During the today's attempt of the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC) to hold an unauthorized protest action the police detained 18 people. They were released after warning, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports. |
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May 11 2012, 23:50; CK correspondent
In Nakhichevan, convicted oppositionist Zeinal Bagirzade pays huge fine imposed by court
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On May 11, at consideration of the appeal, filed by the oppositional activist Zeinal Bagirzade, at the Supreme Court (SC) of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), NGO representatives reported about complete payment of fines imposed on the oppositional activist by the court. However, the Prosecutor's Office saw no grounds in it for revising the verdict.
Azerbaijan, South Caucasus
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May 10 2012, 23:10; CK correspondent
Participants of "European March" speak for democratic development in Azerbaijan
| On May 9, about 150 young people took part in the "European March" in Baku, which was organized by Azerbaijani European Movement (AEM). Unsanctioned action took place without incidents. |
May 09 2012, 12:00
Over 1000 families resettled to tents after the earthquake in Azerbaijan
| About 1050 families whose houses were destroyed as a result of the earthquake in Zagatal district of Azerbaijan were accommodated in tents. According to more precise data, over 2000 buildings are in an emergency state, Elman Ramazanov, First Deputy Head of the district, Chairman of regional Emergency Situations Committee, informed. |
NGO Documents
- Resolution of the rally of the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (Baku) on April 8, 2012
- Appeal of the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" to the head on the executive power of Baku on intention to hold a nationwide rally on April 8, 2012
- Appeal of residents of the village of Khrakh-Uba to President of the Russian federation Dmitry Medvedev and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
Legal texts
NGO Documents
- Statement on the Closing of the Human Rights House Azerbaijan
- A Common Statement on Human Rights in Azerbaijan
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)
