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Trial of Opposition Activist Mammad Ibrahim: Victim Withdraws His Complaint

Summary: Hearing 5 (January 29) Ø Victim Mahammad Gurbanov testified that no harm had been caused to him and that he has no complaint against Mammad Ibrahim; Ø Yalchin Imanov's motion to interrogate Mubariz Suleymanov as an additional witness was left unconsidered. Suleymanov...

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Journalist fined after governor’s complaint

On December 1, the final court hearing on the lawsuit brought by Masalli regional executive power head Rafil Huseynov against the acting Editor-in-Chief of cenubnews.com website, Miralam Hashimov. According to the court’s decision, the journalist has been fined 2000 AZN. The...

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Appeals Court upholds verdict against Khadija Ismayilova

Appeals Court upholds verdict against Khadija Ismayilova Summary: Last hearing (November 25) At the hearing, defense counsel Fariz Namazli submitted a motion requesting that Khadija Ismayilova sit next to her lawyers; At the hearing, defense lawyers made speeches in which they asked for...

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Court rejects appeal by Jamil Hasanli’s daughter

On November 19, the hearing on the case of Gunel Hasanli, daughter of National Council Chairman Jamil Hasanli, continued in the Baku Court of Appeal, chaired by the judge Aflatun Gasimov. Gunel Hasanli’s lawyer Adil Ismayilov made a speech at the...

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Appeals Court upholds another huge fine on Azadliq newspaper

On February 19 the Baku Appeals Court, presided by Judge Ilgar Damirov, heard the appeal filed by the Azadliq newspaper against the fine imposed on the newspaper based on the lawsuit of Kabira Mammadova, owner of the Bina Shopping Center....