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Member of the Presidium of the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (APFP) Asif Yusifli has been arrested, Advisor to the AFPP Chairman Mammad Ibrahim told APA. He said that Yusifli was detained as a result of the operations carried out by the employees of the Main Organized Crime Department of the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan. He faces […]

As a result of the joint operations conducted by the State Border Service (SBS) and Interior Ministry, smuggling of a large amount of drugs from Iran to Azerbaijan was prevented, SBS press service told APA. 10.8 kilos of drugs was seized during the operations. As a result of preventive measures conducted on November 17.5 kg […]

The favorite topic of the authorities and state officials today  is corruption among NGOs and their hostile activity, but these accusations are ridiculous and unfounded, said the Executive Director of  the  Real Movement,  Natiq Jafarli commenting on the claims of Fuad Alasgarov, the  head of the department  of the Presidential Administration, Contact.az reports. The authorities […]

The situation with the civil sector of Azerbaijan can be regarded as a deprivation of NGO independence, said Mirvari Gahramanli, the head of the Committee to Protect Oil Workers’ Rights, Contact.az reports. “Political parties, independent media and NGOs, a pillar of democratization of the country, have to close. The government should think about  what forces will […]

The Azerbaijani authorities have not allowed the investigative journalist Khadija Ismailova to take part at a hearing of the Helsinki Commission of the US Congress on November 19 on the problems of corruption in the OSCE area,  reports Contact.az. A month ago Ismailova was not allowed to leave the country for a conference in the […]

The Baku Court for Grave Crimes has today held a preliminary hearing on case of a group of persons convicted of robbing a BP employee, who is a UK citizen. APA reports that the convicts’ profile data were defined during the meeting. The judicial review of the process was scheduled for November 21. According to a […]

A gang, who prepared an armed attack on the house of a Baku resident, has been rendered harmless, reports APA with reference to Baku City Main Police Office. Baku residents — Rahib Huseynov (1986), ex-inmates Elshan Rahimov (1967), Natiq Yusifov (1977), Nahid Allahverdiyev (1991) and J.Ismayilov — who are suspected of preparing an armed attack […]

The Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Anti-Corruption Department under the Prosecutor General have conducted a joint operation on the basis of a material received from the Ministry of Emergency Situations regarding the illegal activities of a person, abusing the trust of the citizens affected by an earthquake occurred in the Gakh-Zaqatala-Balakan region in 2012, […]

An act of robbery has been committed in Sabunchi District of Baku, reports haqqin.az with reference to press-service of the MIA. The incident was recorded in Bilgah settlement yesterday. Masked and armed men blew up the ATM of International Bank of Azerbaijan in U. Hajibeyov Street, stole the money and fled. Measures are underway to […]