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On Tuesday, the Baku Court on Grave Crimes announced the verdict to the journalist Khadija Ismayilova, who investigated the corruption facts in the authorities and cooperated to the Radio “Liberty”. She was sentenced to seven and half years in prison in colony of general regime.  In addition, she was deprived the right to take a […]

Leading Azerbaijani Human rights defender Leyla Yunus sentenced to 8.5 years in prison, her husband, historian Arif Yunus received 7 years imprisonment. The journalists and public figures are saying that the both human rights activists are in serious state. According to an interview given to BBC Russian Service byTatyana Lokshina, a head of the Human […]

On the eve the Nasimi District Court of Baku rejected the petition ofZaur Gurbanly, an activist of the NIDA Youth Movement concerning replacing the measure of restraint from arrest into the home arrest. A lawyer Khalid Bagirov told Turan that there were no any grounds to keep in custody of Gurbanly. There are no conducted […]

According to the statement of Editor of Chief the newspaper “Yeni Musavat” Rauf Arifoglu their observer Tofig Yagublu is not guilty on any of the accusations, since went to Ismayilli 10 hours after beginning of the unrests, when there was already exposed the police cordon. He and a cameraman named Anar showed their service cards […]

Dear Mr. President!   I long time ago wanted to write you an open letter. Express to you personally what is troubled me as citizen of Azerbaijan. We have different status and it is unlikely possible a personal meeting, unless you do not wish this. Even if I am journalist I would not have chance […]

The country’s leading lawyers joined to the campaign “Collect 5 kopecks”. The campaign is in favor of youth activists fined for participating in the rally on January 12, protesting against the deaths of soldiers. More than 30 famous lawyers of the country made donations to pay fines of the young people: Adil Ismailov, Anar Gasimov, […]

An investigation was launched in respect of the Union of Cinematographers headed by the playwright Rustam Ibraghimbekov on charges of tax evasion to the tune of about 30 thousand manats. The Taxes Ministry does not comment on this, but Rustam Ibraghimbekov, informed to Turan the following: “It is a financial instruments of the festival “East-West”, […]

A thorough, independent investigation is needed into what appears to have been an orchestrated attack on Azerbaijani opposition presidential candidate Isa Gambar on the campaign trail, Amnesty International said. According to Gambar’s Musavat Party, he was on his way to campaign in the southern coastal city of Lenkoran on Sunday when 10 vehicles attempted to […]