A judge of Shaki Grave Crimes Court, which is handling the criminal case of arrested journalist Elchin Ismayilli, has illegally asked that the date of lawyer Eclhin Sadigov’s warrant of attorney be changed, the lawyer has reported.
Besides, the lawyer has not been allowed to meet the journalist. Sadigov says he is planning to appeal to the Judicial Legal Council in this regard. » » » »

The Prosecutor General’s Office has issued a warning to several internet websites.
According to the press service of the prosecutor’s office, investigations have found that in recent days some mass media outlets, including aztoday.az, infoaz.org and xural.com websites, have disseminated articles with various headlines containing false and biased information aimed at causing a sensation and misleading the public opinion. » » » »

Elchin Alijanov, the newly appointed deputy chief of Prison #13, has threatened prisoner of conscience Ilkin Rustemzade with death, Ilkin’s mother Atlas Huseynova said. “Today, we went to Prison #13. Things are not good there. » » » »

Employees of the Department for Preliminary Investigation of Tax Crimes of the Ministry of Taxes have launched an inspection at the Turan information agency. They are seizing documents and examining personal items of the staff. Filming the process is not allowed. » » » »

Институт Свободы и Безопасности Репортеров (ИСБР) осуждает власти Азербайджана за начало политически мотивированного уголовного дела по обвинению в неуплате налогов против информационного агентства ТУРАН и призывает немедленно прекратить незаконные действия нацеленные на уничтожение одного из немногочисленных независимых СМИ страны. » » » »