Seismological Centre of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan recoded recorded earthquake tremors with magnitude 3.1 at 11:25 am in Lerik (border with Iran). Epicenter was at a depth of 28 km. At 6:25, earthquakes with magnitude 3.6 were recorded northwest of Imishli region. Epicentre was at a depth of 52 km. […]
Since 2017, for the first time in Azerbaijan, a decline in commercial gas volumes has been recorded
In January 2023, gas production in Azerbaijan amounted to 4 billion 225.7 mcm, by 4% higher than in the first month of last year. During the reporting period, commercial gas production amounted to 3 billion 137.1 mcm, the monthly report of the State Committee on Statistics of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Compared to January last […]
46 cm of snow fell in Gakh
According to forecasters of the Ministry of Ecology of Azerbaijan, a significant amount of snow fell last night in a number of mountainous areas of the country, particularly in the north, west and north-west. Thus, the snow height in Gakh was 46 cm, Agdare – 25 cm, Dashkesan – 9 cm, Gryz – 7 […]
National Council calls for sanctions against human rights violators in Azerbaijan
The National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan has called on the international community to take tough measures in response to political repressions and gross human rights violations by official Baku. Targeted sanctions are required against officials involved in human rights abuses and arrests of public and political activists, reads the statement of the […]
The protester says the police threatened him with sexual violence
On February 20, the police detained several civil activists at a protest near the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA), demanding the release of human rights activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev. One of the detainees, Ali Melikov, told Turan that the police threatened him with sexual violence. According to Melikov, the police took him away from BCA […]
Aggravation on the front line
On February 21, from 20:45 to 01:20, the positions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces were fired on 15 times from the Armenian side in various sectors of the front, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reported on the morning of February 22. Thus, fire from small arms and sniper rifles was opened […]
Biden Condemns Putin, Says Ukraine ‘Will Never Be Victory For Russia. Never’
Just 24 hours after a dramatic surprise visit to Kyiv, U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday reiterated unyielding U.S. support and the durability of the coalition essential to Ukraine’s against Russian invasion, TURAN’s Washington correspondent reports. “Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia. Never.” Biden told a Warsaw crowd adding that “brutality will […]
Additional Economic Measures Against Russia ‘On The Way’, Western Allies Say
A top U.S. Treasury official on Tuesday announced that Russia has suffered a budget deficit of $47 billion last year, due in part to coordinated global sanctions, TURAN’s Washington correspondent reports.. “Put simply, we are making the Kremlin’s choice—between funding its illegitimate war and propping up its economy—harder each day,” Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary […]