Day: February 11, 2023

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Bakhtiyar Hajiyev hospitalized at penitentiary service hospital

Public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was hospitalized in the evening of 10 February from the Baku pre-trial detention centre-1 to the hospital of the penitentiary service, this was reported to Turan by his brother Vugar Hajiyev.

Today V.Hajiyev was received by the head physician of the hospital, who reported that the activist still refuses to eat and do not allow administering medicines at least to him under the drip. At the same time, according to the head doctor, B. Hajiyev is conscious and “communicative”, the activist’s brother continued.

He was promised a meeting today with B. Hajiyev, who has been on hunger strike for 34 days, demanding his release, or a telephone conversation with him.

* Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was detained on 9 December on charges of hooliganism and contempt of court. On the same day, the Khatayi district court arrested him for 1 month and 20 days.

On December 15, Hajiyev went on hunger strike demanding his release. On December 28, he ended the hunger strike after persistent calls from the public and family members. On January 9, however, he resumed the hunger strike after a court of appeal refused to release him and continues to this day.

On 21 January, the court extended Hajiyev’s arrest for another 1 month

Source: Turan News Agency

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Russia “Almost Completely Isolated” At OSCE, U.S. Envoy Says

The U.S. ambassador to the OSCE on Friday said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was ‘a strategic miscalculation of epic proportions’ as the country has become almost completely isolated, and it is hemorrhaging both hard power and soft power, TURAN’s Washington correspondent reports.

“Russia obviously failed to conquer Ukraine,” Ambassador Michael Carpenter said during a special online briefing organized by the State Department’s Brussels Media Hub.

According to him, the reason why the international community has rallied around Ukraine is that this is not just a dispute over territory. “Fundamentally, this is an attempt to erase Ukraine from the map of sovereign countries,” he said.

At the OSCE, Carpenter said, there is only one country that defends Russia’s war of aggression, and that is Belarus, which is a co-aggressor. “We are isolating Russia diplomatically and politically,” he added.

While there is no mechanism to expel Russia from the OSCE, Carpenter said, “what we can do and what we are doing is we are isolating Russia and Belarus diplomatically every week.”

Asked by TURAN’s Washington correspondent about the upcoming OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session as the host country Austria has reportedly allowed sanctioned Russian parliamentarians to attend the big security meeting on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Carpenter said, nobody should be under any illusions that the Russian delegation “are people that you can have a discussion with on any topic that would be useful.”

“Many of the members of Russia’s delegation have been sanctioned by the United States and our EU partners, and for good reason,” he reminded. “These are not people who deserve to be able to travel to Western countries. They’ve done bad things. That’s why they’ve been sanctioned.”

He went on to add, “… Furthermore, they are propaganda conduits for the Kremlin, and I see no reason why anyone should have to listen to them. There is no dialogue that is going to take place, no meaningful dialogue with these individuals.”

As for the OSCE PA, Carpenter said, “I can only hope that Russia’s actions will be roundly condemned at the Parliamentary Assembly just like they are here in the [OSCE] Permanent Council.”

Alex Raufoglu

Washington D.C.

Source: Turan News Agency

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OIC Secretary General calls for more participation of women and girls in education, training, science and technology

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrated, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) H. E. Hissein Brahim Taha has called upon Member States and relevant OIC institutions to intensify efforts in ensuring the rights of all women and girls in science and technology, and to strengthen international cooperation, raise awareness about the rights of women and girls in science and technology, according to the organization’s official website.

The OIC’s 8th Ministerial Conference on Women held in December 2018 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso adopted the resolution promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education for women and girls. The resolution “urged Member States to take legislative and executive measures to offer STEM programs for women and girls, with the view to bridge the gap between women’s education and the demands of the labor market, and invited the Member States to cooperate and coordinate within the OIC, their policies and programs in this field.”

The Secretary-General indicated that this day is an opportunity to follow up on the full implementation of the said OIC resolution in order to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency

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Giroud ends Milan’s dismal run

Olivier Giroud’s header earned AC Milan a 1-0 victory over Torino in Serie A on Friday, their first win since January 4, according to Xinhua.

The Rossoneri headed into the new year with a poor form as they suffered an exit in the Coppa Italia and a Supercoppa setback to city rivals Inter Milan. They also conceded three consecutive defeats in Serie A and only collected two points from the past five rounds.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was back into the squad, the first time since May 2022, while it was another veteran Giroud that decided the game as he jumped to meet Theo Hernandez’s floated cross for a header in the 62nd minute.

Milan provisionally moved to the third place with 41 points. They will host Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League last-16 tie.

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency

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Young Azerbaijani talents win six medals in 19th International Jautikov Olympiad in Kazakhstan

Azerbaijani schoolchildren have brought home a total of six medals, including three silvers and three bronzes, from the 19th online International Jautikov Olympiad in Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Silvers were taken by Sadig Sadikhzade in Physics, Fidan Garayeva and Anar Mehdiyev in Mathematics, while bronzes were clinched by Murad Abdulkarim in Physics, Jalil Huseynov and Nijat Valiyev in Mathematics, respectively.

Young Azerbaijani talents join Annual International Zhautykov Olympiad from 2006 and up to date won a total of 93 medals, including 4 golds, 33 silvers and 56 bronzes.

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency

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Azerbaijan records 15 new daily cases of COVID-19

15 new cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Azerbaijan, while 21 patients have been recovered, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told AZERTAC.

The overall confirmed cases in Azerbaijan have reached 828,210, with 817,965 recoveries and 10,098 deaths, while treatment of 147 others is underway.

A total of 7,504,181 coronavirus tests have been conducted in the country so far, the Task Force added.

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency