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\r\n\t\t\t\tSummary: Hearing 3\r\n\r\n\uf0d8 Fariz Namazli, the attorney of the journalist and NGO activist Elchin Hasanov, made a speech at the hearing and asked for his client\u2019s acquittal;\r\n\uf0d8 Journalist Elchin Hasanov also wanted to make a speech, but the judge did...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\tSummary: Hearing 9\r\n\uf0d8 Lawyers Fakhraddin Mehdiyev and Bahruz Bayramov made speeches at the hearing and asked for the discontinuance of the criminal case against poet Saday Shakarli on exculpatory grounds;\r\n\uf0d8 Saday Shakarli made a speech and related his arrest to...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\tCourt of Appeal Does Not Release Opposition Party Member Mammad Ibrahim from Prison\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t\tSummary: Hearing 2\r\n\uf0d8 The accused Mammad Ibrahim is an advisor to the chairman of the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP). He was arrested on hooliganism charges based on the complaint of former APFP member Mikayil Guliyev. Mammad Ibrahim\u2019s rights...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\tTheologian Taleh Bagirzade Denied Release under House Arrest\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t\t Nasimi District Court, chaired by Judge Shalala Hasanova, held a closed hearing to consider the motion to substitute the measure of detention on remand selected against Muslim Union Movement Chairman Taleh Bagirzade with house arrest, the defendant\u2019s lawyer Elchin Sadigov...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\tProsecutor Seeks 10-Year Jail Sentence for Poet Saday Shakarli\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t\tSummary: Hearing 8 (May 11)\n\t\n\tPublic prosecutor Abisalam Heydarov gave a speech requesting that Saday Shakarli be convicted and sentenced to 10 years in jail;\n\t\n\t\n\tSaday Shakarli\u2019s lawyers Fakhraddin Mehdiyev and Bahruz Bayramov asked the court to allow them time to prepare...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\tJournalist Rasim Aliyev\u2019s Murder Case: Public Prosecutor Seeks 4-Year Jail Sentence for Footballer Javid Huseynov\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t\t Summary: Hearing 8 (May 11)\n\t\n\tProsecution witness Aydin Mahmudov testified that when he was with journalist Rasim Aliyev at the hospital, Javid Huseynov arrived and told Rasim,\u201cif it\u2019s really my relatives who have assaulted you, we will cover all of your...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\tAppellate Court Keeps Opposition Party Deputy Chairman Fuad Gahramanli on Remand\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t\t The Baku Court of Appeal, under the chairmanship of Judge Mirzali Abbasov, heard the appeal filed by the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party\u2019s deputy chairman Fuad Gahramanli in a closed court session. The appeal was brought against the Nasimi District...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\tCourt Refuses to Summon Minister of Taxes as Witness in Poet\u2019s Trial\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t\tUnder judge Afgan Hajiyev, Baku Grave Crimes Court, under the chairmanship continued the hearing on the criminal case against poet Saday Shakarli, who was arrested on December 23, 2015. Shakarli stands charged under Article 182.3.2 (extortion of a large amount...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\tAppellate Court Dismisses Opposition Party\u2019s Complaint against Ministry of Justice\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t
\r\n\t\t\t\tHearing 1 (May 5)Baku Court of Appeal, chaired by judge Sarvat Huseynov, held a hearing on the appellate complaint by the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP; one of Azerbaijan\u2019s main opposition parties) and Ali Karimli (party chairman) against the Ministry...\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t