ANOTHER NGO CLOSED IN AZERBAIJAN: “IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK HERE ANYMORE”
20:09 17/11/2014 >> LAW
“I have to declare with a great regret that due to the tightening of
the Azerbaijani legislation it has become almost impossible for our
organization to carry out its activites. Therefore, the office of the
“Positive Changes” youth movement closes indefinitely,” the head of
this organization, blogger Bakhtiyar Hajiyev wrote on his Facebook
page, as the Azerbaijani portal “Haqqin.az” reported.
According to him, his organization has carried out a number of
activities in recent years aimed at developing the youth education
in the country.
“However, the amendments introduced in the legislation and related
to the activities of the NGOs, made the realization of our projects,
which have been approved by our international donors, impossible. I
hope that the obstacles created for the operation of the NGOs’ will
be removed very soon,” he noted.
“Haqqin.az” also reports that yesterday radio “Liberty” employee
Kiamran Mahmudov was questioned in the Directorate General Prosecutor’s
office for Grave Crimes.
According to him, the interrogation lasted several hours. “The
investigators were questioning me on the so-called “NGOs’ Case.” I
answered to all their questions. I also gave a subscription for
non-disclosure and therefore cannot report all the details,” he said.
They also note that the Prosecutor General’s Office had earlier
started the financial audits of a number of local NGOs.