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Date: 18 June 2019Azerbaijani Human Rights Defender detained in TbilisiAftandil Mammadov, a human rights defender who fled to Georgia nearly two years ago, was detained by police in Tbilisi on June 17.
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Date: 12 June 2019Health Minister Demands Protesting Journalist's ArrestAzerbaijan’s Health Minister called on authorities to arrest a journalist who held a protest in front of the ministry’s building demanding free medical care for his mother, who suffered of an oncological disease.
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Date: 5 June 2019AZAL denies $1 billion contract with Boeing cancelledAzerbaijan Airline AZAL stated the contract with Boeing to purchase 10 737 MAX jets has not been cancelled but rather that both companies are working on negotiations.
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Date: 30 May 2019Baku hosts Europa League Final amid strong police presenceAzerbaijan's capital city, full of police, played host to the UEFA Europe League final between UK teams Chelsea and Arsenal. Chelsea took home the cup with a 4-1 victory
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Date: 25 May 2019Young Azerbaijanis mobilize to defend historic building in BakuA century-old former temple in central Baku has become a symbol of the clash between supporters of Azerbaijan’s cultural heritage and efforts to modernize the city.
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Date: 22 May 2019Arsenal leaves out Mkhitaryan from Europa League final amid safety concernsArmenian national Henrikh Mkhitaryan has chosen together with Arsenal not to attend the final match of the Europa League to be held in Baku, CNN reports.
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Date: 17 May 2019What will people say? Parents disown their LGBT children in fear of public opinionIt is impossible to find out even approximately how many people there are in the LGBT community in Azerbaijan because most of them thoroughly hide their sexual orientation. In Azerbaijan, which has been named Europe's most ...
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Date: 15 May 2019Aliyev and Pashinyan meet briefly in BrusselsAzerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had a brief meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the summit dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the Eastern Partnership held in Brussels on Tuesday.
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Date: 14 May 2019Baku: UK Foreign Office warning of terror attacks in Azerbaijan ‘not understandable’The Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the UK Foreign Office statement warning its citizens of possible terror attacks in their trip to the post-Soviet country is “not understandable".
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Date: 8 May 2019Azerbaijan lifts travel ban on journalistsAzerbaijan has reversed its decision to ban journalists from leaving the country while the investigation launched against Meydan TV is still ongoing, the General Prosecutor Office of Grave Crimes Investigation Department stated on 7 May.