'SMDT concluded that the presidential election was conducted in an environment lacking democratic principles & real political competition, violating national & intl standards for free and fair elections.' Our members state in their preliminary statement on elections in 🇦🇿

🗳️ SMDT 7 Fevral 2024-cü il Prezident seçkisi ilə bağlı Aralıq Hesabatını açıqlayıb.

Bu hesabat SMDT-nin 7 Fevral 2024-cü il növbədənkənar prezident seçkisi üzrə uzunmüddətli müşahidələrinin nəticələri əsasənda hazırlanıb.

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On January 30, the Narimanov District Court considered a #complaint #against the ban on telephone conversations between the #arrested #politician #GubadIbadoglu and #lawyers . The court did not satisfy the complaint.
For more: bitly.ws/3bfzq

On 29 January, the Baku Court of Appeal rejected an appeal of imprisoned AbzasMedia #journalist #NargizAbsalamova #against a ban on meetings and phone calls with family members.

#Socialactivist and #blogger Arzu Sayadoğlu / Arzu Sayadoghlu has been charged as a defendant in a criminal case. The Sabail District Court chose a preventive measure #against him in the form of #arrest .
Information about this is contained on the “Electronic Court” portal.

CURE was launched today two years ago. In our second year we worked on civil society input for a stronger and more effective Council of Europe to the May 2023 Reykjavik Summit -- see around 100 proposals contained in the #HagueDeclaration , cure-campaign.org/wp-content/upl….
After May, we…

A few days ago, #blogger #ArzuSayadoglu #disappeared , his family cannot contact him for the third day, #humanrights #activist #RufatSafarov stated.
For more: bitly.ws/3aT7z

In 2023, the ECHR CEDH adopted 40 #rulings on the cases of applicants from #Azerbaijan . Most of all, #violations of the #right to a #fairtrial were recognized in the rulings on #Azerbaijan .

For more: bitly.ws/3aShy

On January 25, the Khatai District Court did not grant the petition regarding the house #arrest of AbzasMedia employee, #journalist #ElnaraGasimova .

PACE rapporteur on #media #freedom and safety of #journalists , Danish MP #MogenJensen : ' #Azerbaijan and Turkey are leaders in #violating the #rights of #Journalists '
For more: bitly.ws/3aN2H

IFJ and EFJ issued a joint statement on January 19, condemning the #arrests of #journalists and #pressures on #media #freedom in #Azerbaijan