Day: May 8, 2024
Azerbaijan is home to a free and thriving Jewish community. Today I paid respect at the grave of Albert Agarunov, an Azerbaijani national hero and a son of the local Jewish community.
In times of rising antisemitism in the world, it is heartwarming to see the freedom and… pic.twitter.com/4qUfdHtCkz— Aliza Bin Noun (@AlizaBinNoun) May 8, 2024
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NPR News: 05-08-2024 2PM EDT
Just as two Georgian citizens were released by the occupation forces today, the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) reported that on May 8 another Georgian citizen was illegally detained by the Russian occupation forces in the vicinity of the village of Akhalubani, Gori municipality, near the Tskhinvali occupation line.
According to the SSSG, upon receiving information about the incident, the SSSG activated the “hot line” operated by the EU Monitoring Mission. Co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) and the international partners have been informed about this yet another illegal detention.
All existing mechanisms for the release of illegally detained Georgians have been activated, the SSSG reported, adding that “the responsibility for all destructive acts committed in the occupied territories of Georgia, as well as along the occupation line, lies with the occupying power.
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The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) has voiced concern about a recent wave of abusive and intimidating phone calls targeting individuals involved in ongoing protests against the foreign agents law, alleging a violation of the processing of personal data, possibly involving the use of state agencies’ databases.
In its May 8 statement, the GYLA emphasizes that since May 7, participants in the protests against the foreign agents law, as well as human rights defenders, and in many cases their family members, have been receiving phone calls from foreign and Georgian numbers, and after answering, they are verbally abused and intimidated.
“Taking into account the frequency, the systematic nature and the shortlisted recipients of the calls selected by a specific feature, these calls give rise to reasonable suspicion that the data are being processed illegally using the databases of the respective state authorities,” the GYLA says.
The GYLA calls upon the Inspector of the Data Protection Service, Lela Janashvili, and other persons responsible for the issue to fulfill the obligation imposed by the law to study the issue and present the position of the Service to the society.
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Just as two Georgian citizens were released by the occupation forces today, the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) reported that on May 8 another Georgian citizen was illegally detained by the Russian occupation forces in the vicinity of the village of Akhalubani, Gori municipality, near the Tskhinvali occupation line.
According to the SSSG, upon receiving information about the incident, the SSSG activated the “hot line” operated by the EU Monitoring Mission. Co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) and the international partners have been informed about this yet another illegal detention.
All existing mechanisms for the release of illegally detained Georgians have been activated, the SSSG reported, adding that “the responsibility for all destructive acts committed in the occupied territories of Georgia, as well as along the occupation line, lies with the occupying power.
Also Read:
The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) has voiced concern about a recent wave of abusive and intimidating phone calls targeting individuals involved in ongoing protests against the foreign agents law, alleging a violation of the processing of personal data, possibly involving the use of state agencies’ databases.
In its May 8 statement, the GYLA emphasizes that since May 7, participants in the protests against the foreign agents law, as well as human rights defenders, and in many cases their family members, have been receiving phone calls from foreign and Georgian numbers, and after answering, they are verbally abused and intimidated.
“Taking into account the frequency, the systematic nature and the shortlisted recipients of the calls selected by a specific feature, these calls give rise to reasonable suspicion that the data are being processed illegally using the databases of the respective state authorities,” the GYLA says.
The GYLA calls upon the Inspector of the Data Protection Service, Lela Janashvili, and other persons responsible for the issue to fulfill the obligation imposed by the law to study the issue and present the position of the Service to the society.
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