On April 11 Movement OL issued a statement on information made by the prosecutor’s office about reasons of the audit of the structure and functioning of the University of the Free Thought (UFT). In the statement OL emphasizes that the union is just a movement, not structured, having tired – NGO. Therefore, the prosecutor’s office […]
Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety (IRFS) made a statement in which it strongly condemned the April 10 closing of the office of the University of Free Thought (Azad Fikir Universiteti, AFU) by the prosecutors. The statement reads: “The raid on the office of the Free Thought University (Azad Fikir Universiteti, or AFU) followed by […]
Following news that authorities had closed Free Thought University’s facility yesterday, U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar met the group at a hotel to give his previously scheduled speech, reads the US Embassy press release. “I am honored to be here”, – the ambassador said while praising the work done by Free Thought University. He […]
Prosecutor General Office made a statement regarding the inspection in the office of the Free Thought University (FTU) indicating that refutes the closing of the FTU, and at the same time confirmed the seizure of documents of this structure in connection with the criminal case against members of the NIDA Youth Movement, with the abuses […]
Foreign Ministryof Azerbaijan made a request to the OSCE Permanent Council that the Baku OSCE Office be designated as the “project coordinator”. Azerbaijan, as a member of the organization, has the right to make such appeal, said Mammadyarov, commenting on Baku’s appeal. “However, “some states” violate the consensus on this issue. complained Honestly, I cannot […]
According to defender-counsel of Anar Gasymli, the Sabunchu district court has indefinitely postponed consideration of allegations that theologian Taleh Bagirzade was tortured, due to vacation of the Judge Agayev transferring of the case to another judge. The lawyer believes that the complaint has been delayed so that physical indications of the traces of violence on […]
Shouting “Allahu akbar!” a crowd of believers have met the solutions of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes on the cases of prisoners of conscience Sharafaddin Mahmudov and Raghib Piraliyev. Policemen who arrived to the place and knowing about the reasons of rejoicing, made a helpless gesture. In 10.30 am on April 9, 2013 the […]
According to the instruction of the Head of Executive Power of Baku from May 1, 2013, daily from 8.00 to 22.00 it is allowed free rallies, marches and folk festivals on Azadlig Square (formerly square named after Lenin). The streets leading to the square will be established ATM and everyone by buying a ticket for […]
On 30 March 2013 on accusation of illegal possession of weapons and explosives arrested two activists of the youth movement NIDA, Uzeyir Mammadli and Rashadat Akhundov. It is rumored that with accomplices of law from 07.03.2012 “On supplements to the Criminal Code” the authorities are going to call to the criminal liability of NIDA Society […]
