The South Caucasus News - SouthCaucasusNews.comBaku/14.12.23/Turan: British Ambassador to Azerbaijan Fergus Auld expressed his disappointment over the arrests of journalists in Azerbaijan, including Hafiz Babaly.
“Among the news about the arrests in Azerbaijan, I was even more saddened by the news of the arrest of Hafiz Babaly. Freedom of the press is an important pillar…
In a tragic turn of events, Turkish opposition Member of Parliament Hassan Bitmez passed away two days after suffering a heart attack and collapsing in parliament. The incident occurred as Bitmez was concluding a speech critical of the government’s policy toward Israel.
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Baku/14.12.23/Turan: Azerbaijan and Armenia have approved the rules of procedure for organizing and holding meetings and joint working meetings between state commissions on border delimitation. According to the document, the date, time and place of meetings and joint working meetings are determined by agreement between the chairmen of the commissions….
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The international conference on “Neocolonialism: human rights, peace and security” organized by the Baku Initiative Group has started at the United Nations Office in Geneva, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting AzerTac.
The conference brings together around 50 participants from various countries, including the US, the United Kingdom, France, Türkiye, Switzerland, Algeria, Pakistan, Serbia, Qatar, Senegal, Cameroon, Vietnam, the Union of the Comoros, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, New Caledonia, Corsica, Martinique, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Solomon Islands, as well as NGO representatives operating in the fields of human rights and decolonization, along with media outlets.
The conference will hear several speeches addressing the gross violation of human rights by France in its former and current colonies, as well as statements from various state officials.
The conference will conclude with the adoption of a declaration.
This marks the fourth international conference organized by the Baku Initiative Group this year to support the nations fighting against colonialism and trying to gain independence.
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