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Deputy of the Milli Majlis (National Parliament) from the ruling New Azerbaijan Party and member of the human rights committee Elnam Nasirov in an interview with Radio Azadliq said that the detention of journalist Afgan Mukhtarli was the result of a joint Georgian-Azerbaijani successful special operation.
In response, the Georgian side categorically refuted these allegations in a public statement.
Read more “Contradictory Statements Surrounding Kidnapped Journalist Mukhtarli”
Famous writer and politician Eduard Limonov became a persona non grata in Azerbaijan – in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Transcaucasian state he was informed that he is on the black list. The reason is the visit of Nagorno-Karabakh to them. Now Limonov can not enter Azerbaijan.
Read more “Writer Eduard Limonov was banned from entering Azerbaijan”
And not surprisingly. No matter how much the Azeri authorities tried to convince the whole world that Armenia wants to attack, in reality everything is different. Armenia should not attack, why !? Everything what needed to be captured, already captured.
The report of the International Crisis Group on the Karabakh conflict has paved the way for various comments in Armenia, Azerbaijan and the NKR. The report “The clouds of war are gathering in the sky of Nagorno-Karabakh” speaks of the growing threat of war, the escalation of tension, which, in the opinion of the authors, can very suddenly lead to large-scale military actions. Nevertheless, there are experts who do not agree with the analytical part of the report.
Read more “Azerbaijan is inclined to attack, Armenia – to counterattack”
The Baku Court of Appeals has dismissed the appeal of investigative journalist Afghan Mukhtarli who has been arrested on 3-month, pretrial detention, APA reports.
The journalist has been accused of illegally crossing the state border (Article 318.1 of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code), smuggling contraband (206.1) and resisting the command of a customs’ officer (315.2).
Read more “Appeal of Afgan Mukhtarli Dismissed by Baku Court”
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has begun an investigation into the case of the death of writer-publicist Rafiq Taghiyev.
The complaint was forwarded to the ECHR by the deceased’s wife, Maya Tagiyeva. The application raises questions about violations of rights under Articles 2 (the right to life, in particular, state measures to protect these rights), 10 (freedom of expression) and 13 (the right to effective remedies) of the European Convention.
Read more “ECHR Begins Investigation into Death of Writer Rafiq Tagi”
Afgan Mukhtarli’s last article was called “Politically Motivated Kidnappings in Azerbaijan”.
It was first published back in late January of this year in Azerbaijani, and discusses several recent cases of kidnappings in Azerbaijan, many of which came about as a result of the victim’s activities in human rights, government, journalism and other fields.
Given Mukhtarli’s own recent disappearance, on May 29 in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, Meydan TV offers his most recent article in English below.
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Chairman of the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety Mehman Huseynov was kidnapped by plainclothes policemen on January 9, 2017.
“I was attacked by eight people. My head was covered with a bag, my mouth gagged with a rag. They applied a taser to my legs and shoved me into a car. I couldn’t breathe. My nose was bleeding.”
Read more “Politically Motivated Kidnappings in Azerbaijan: a Trend in the Making?”
The United States is disturbed by the reported abduction in Tbilisi, Georgia, and subsequent arrest in Azerbaijan of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli on May 30.
Read more “Statement on the Abduction and Arrest of Afgan Mukhtarli”
Reporters Without Borders and the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe have issued a statement in connection with the abduction of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli in Tbilisi.
“The Georgian authorities must immediately explain what happened to Afghan Mukhtarli, and provide security guarantees to other Azerbaijani dissidents based in Georgia,” the organization said.
“It does not matter who abducted Mukhtarli – the Azerbaijani operatives or the Georgian security forces: it is a very serious incident that will not be left without consequences. We demand the immediate release of Afgan Mukhtarli, who was tortured and ill-treated. The use of fabricated accusations against independent journalists is standard practice in Azerbaijan, the ruling regime once again has showed that it can create problems outside the country, and it’s time to answer for all these actions”, the statement says.
Read more “Reporters Without Borders, Council of Europe on Mukhtarli’s Arrest”
Journalist Nijat Amiraslanov has been subject to torture at Qazakh District Police Station.
His lawyer Elchin Sadiqov told Meydan TV that all of his teeth have been removed from his mouth.
Ganja Court of Appeal held a scheduled hearing yesterday on annulling Amiraslanov’s 30-day prison sentence. However, Sadiqov claims that Amiraslanov was coerced into lodging an admission of guilt.
Read more “Journalist Tortured in Detention, Teeth Forcibly Removed”
Well, when the news sites write all sorts of nonsense about the genocide of the Türkic peoples, it’s okay when some individuals work out oil-Aliev dollars. But when the Institute of History joins in, it becomes clear that the general madness in the country is beneficial to the top leadership.
Read more “Institute of History of Azerbaijan. We have many genocides!”