Police dispersed journalist rally in BakuJune 15, 2007 - 16:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Baku police dispersed an unauthorized protest action of journalists, who gathered to voice discontent with growing pressure on mass media. The law enforcers made an attempt to push Yeni Musavat newspaper's assistant editor Azer Ayhan and reporter Zabil Mugabiloglu into a police car, however, without success.After a wrangle Yeni Musavat editor Rauf Arifoglu agreed to get into the police car. Later he was released. After that journalists repeated the attempt to gather in Sabir park. However, policemen demanded to take away slogans and abandon the site. Gundelik Azerbaijan editor Shahveled Chobanoglu, Yeni Musavat editor Rauf Airfoglu and Zabil Mugabirioglu were detained for disobedience to the police The journalists were planning to picket the premises of BP-Azerbaijan company, However, the measure was postponed over the arrest of the editors, Day.az reports. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |