
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani police confiscate EU flag during Independence Day celebrations
The police who confiscated it said ‘this is not an Azerbaijani flag’.

The police who confiscated it said ‘this is not an Azerbaijani flag’.

Mubariz Aliyev, the patient who set off the grenade, died, along with a radiologist.

The two met in Gabala, just south of the border with Russia.

He had earlier met with President Mikheil Kavelashvili and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is in Tbilisi for a state visit.

One human rights activist has speculated the increased pressure is a sign that some prisoners might be released in the near future.

The salary for Prime Minister is now set at ₼17,000 ($10,000) a month.