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UN human rights experts have said that Armenia must stop intimidating human rights defender Sashik Sultanyan, founder of the Yezidi Center for Human Rights, who faces criminal charges for speaking out in support of minority rights, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has reported on its …

Under the youth and sports projects, Nar and ‘Zira’ Professional Football Club signed an agreement on sponsorship and cooperation. Besides, Nar logo will appear on the team’s uniform, on the edge of the field where home games are held. This sponsorship agreement aims to support ‘Zira’ PFC, increase the popularity …

On August 12 at 21:26, the Armenian armed forces units from the positions in the Khazinavar settlement of Gorus region using small arms subjected to fire the positions of the Azerbaijan Army in the direction of Garigishlag settlement of Lachin district, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC. “On August 13 starting …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received prominent Kazakh poet and public figure Olzhas Suleimenov. According to AZERTAC, President Ilham Aliyev said he was pleased to welcome Olzhas Suleimenov to Azerbaijan, noting that he is known in Azerbaijan as a great friend of the Azerbaijani people, a prominent …

The U.S. Energy Information Administration has increased its forecast for Azerbaijan’s average daily oil production for 2022. In its report released in August, the agency increased its forecast for the country’s daily oil production for 2022 by 20,000 barrels to 780,000 barrels. It should be noted that according to the report published …

President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on the appointment of Kanan Najafov and Zaur Gurbanov as Vice Presidents of Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company (SOCAR), Azertag reported on August 11. On the same day, Aliyev signed a decree “On improving the structure of the State Oil Company of the Republic …

The 7th Baku International Book Fair will be held from 22 to 26 September at Baku Expo Center. The purpose of the fair is to promote and popularize books and reading habit, while familiarizing visitors with the print media of both Azerbaijani and foreign publishers. The fair’s aim is to …