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\r\n\t\t\t\t\tSupreme Court Reduces Jail Sentence of Opposition Party Activist Asif Yusifli\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 1 (May 4)\n\t\n\tAsif Yusifli\u2019s lawyer Fakhraddin Mehdiyev spoke at the hearing and requested his client\u2019s acquittal;\n\t\n\n\t\n\tPublic prosecutor Mustajab Aliyev gave a very brief speech, deeming the cassational complaint unfounded and requesting its dismissal;\n\t\n\n\t\n\tThe Judicial Chamber decided to reduce...\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 Nasimi District Court has extended the pretrial detention of Fuad Gahramanli, Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) by two months during a closed hearing, lawyer Fakhraddin Mehdiyev told the Institute for Reporters\u2019 Freedom and Safety (IRFS).Fuad Gahramanli...\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: Defense Witnesses Questioned\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 7 (May 04)\n\t\n\tAt the hearing, defense witness Sabuhi Safiyarli testified that he heard about the beating of Rasim Aliyev from the journalists who phoned him on August 08 2015, and that he had gone to the hospital with...\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\tWitness Testimonies Continue in Trial of Critical Journalist Ganimat Zahid\u2019s Relatives\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 9 (April 29)\n\t\n\tInterior Ministry Main Drug Enforcement Department\u2019s (MDED) employee Farid Aliyev testified as a witness and said that based on information received, he and MDED detectives Gasim Huseynov and Surkhay Aliyev conducted a joint operation. Aliyev added...\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\tOpposition Party Representative Mammad Ibrahim\u2019s Appeal Being Considered\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 1 (April 29)\n\t\n\tThe accused person 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 the Party\u2019s former member Mikayil Guliyev....\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\tTrial Continues for Poet Saday Shakarli Accused of Extortion by Ministry of Taxes\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 6 (April 27)\n\t\n\tThe accused person Saday Shakarli is a poet, who was arrested on the basis of a complaint by the Ministry of Taxes. Saday Shakarli\u2019s rights in court are defended by lawyers Fakhraddin Mehdiyev and Bahruz Bayramov....\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: Questioning of Prosecution Witnesses Completed\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 6 (April 27)\n\t\n\tTestifying at the hearing, the prosecution witness Parviz Gabilzade said that he had no relation to the charge against Javid Huseynov. He said he knew that his cousin Elshan Ismayilov, who is accused in Rasim\u2019s death,...\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\tAuthorities Punish Critical Journalist\u2019s Brother Because of Him\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 (April 22)\n\t\n\tThe accused person Murad Adilov is the brother of Natig Adilov, an employee of the pro-opposition newspaper Azadliq and a correspondent of the Azerbaijani Hour TV program which is openly critical of the government policies. Natig...\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\tGulu Maharramli Insists on Arif Alishanov\u2019s Attendance\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 2 (April 8)\n\t\n\tJournalist Gulu Maharramli\u2019s lawyer Javid Rzazade filed another motion for private prosecutor Arif Alishanov\u2019s participation in the hearing. The lawyer said the court should refuse to begin the trial without the private prosecutor\u2019s presence and should...\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