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Russian strikes on SOCAR facilities in Ukraine are viewed by Baku as part of a broader set of disagreements and an attempt to coerce Azerbaijan into abandoning its own foreign policy course, analysts interviewed by "Caucasian Knot" believe.

The lawyers of the defendants in the Toplum TV case completed their closing statements in the Baku Serious Crimes Court, calling for the acquittal of all defendants. The prosecution is not supported by evidence, and some of its claims contradict the materials of the case and current laws, the defenders pointed out.

A 20-year-old resident of Azerbaijan, Fatima Kerimova, moved to Georgia with her boyfriend to get married there. After some time, she was killed by her cousin on the orders of their relatives, who considered Kerimova's departure a disgraceful escape for the family.

Participants of the conference in Shusha called on Russia to recognize the genocide of the Circassians and to stop forcing representatives of ethnic minorities to participate in the military operation in Ukraine. The conference was organized by an organization created by the brother of two Azerbaijanis killed during a raid by security forces in Yekaterinburg.

In the village of Shyukyrbeyli, 223 members of Azerbaijani families who left the Jebrail district during the Karabakh conflict returned today.

The head of the Election Monitoring Alliance, Mamed Mamedzade, who is under arrest in Azerbaijan in the "NGO case," stated his rights in the pre-trial detention center. In his address, he complained about the lack of "live meetings" with his family, information isolation, and being transported in overcrowded police vans without ventilation in the summer heat. The defense reported signs of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The trial of Meydan TV has resumed in the Baku Serious Crimes Court after a change in the composition of judges. The defendants reported procedural violations, the defense requested a mitigation of the preventive measure and drew attention to the health condition of the accused, but the court rejected these requests. The court also began a new judicial investigation and continued interrogations, including that of photojournalist Ahmed Mukhtar, who denied any connection to Meydan TV.

The condition of the leader of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, Ali Kerimli, has worsened due to sleep disturbances. The defense filed a complaint about the conditions of detention, including restrictions on calls and access to information, but the court did not consider it.

976 tons of wheat from Russia have been sent to Armenia via the territory of Azerbaijan.

The activist Nijdad Ibrahim's defender managed to meet with him in the colony 26 days after he stopped communicating with his family. Ibrahim stated that he did not violate any rules and does not know the reasons for his placement in solitary confinement.

Elvin Mustafaev, a trade union activist serving a sentence in correctional facility No. 17 of the Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan, has been placed in a punishment cell; he has declared a hunger strike in protest against this decision. The actions of the correctional facility's administration are aimed at extending Mustafaev's prison term, his relatives believe.

Activist Nijdad Ibrahim has not been in contact with his family for more than three weeks. The defense managed to confirm the transfer of the activist to a punishment cell, however, the Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan did not clarify the reasons for the punishment.

The European Union plans to scale up its partnership with Azerbaijan in the fields of energy, transport, and digital infrastructure, said Ursula von der Leyen at a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku.