The number of people injured in a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on the southern Russian city of Volgograd has risen to nine after rescuers recovered the body of a woman from the rubble of a residential building struck overnight on July 31.
In Azerbaijan, police stopped a rally against “uncontested presidential elections”
In Baku, the police stopped an uncoordinated protest action announced under the slogan “No to fake elections!” It was announced the day before by a political emigrant in Europe, activist Tural Sadygly.
Police also asked senior member of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Welfare Party Anvar Agamaliyev and Tarana Safarsoy, the wife of jailed activist Rza Safarsoy, to disperse.
On February 7, 2024, early presidential elections will be held in Azerbaijan. The corresponding order was signed by Ilham Aliyev. He has been in power since 2003. Moreover, elections were supposed to take place in 2025. The purpose of suddenly calling early elections is to prolong Aliyev's power, opposition politicians say.
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