Category: <span>Media</span>

Hafiz Babaly – Head of the Economic Department of the Turan News Agency and investigative journalist Date of arrest: 13 December 2023 Charge: Article 206.4 (Smuggling, committed by the organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. On 7 August, 2024, the accused were brought additional charges under the Articles 192.3.2 (Illegal business, […]

Anar Mammadli – human rights defender and head of the NGO Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDSC) Date of arrest: 29 April 2024 Charge: Articles 192.3.2 (Illegal business, committed with gaining an extra large-scale income); 193-1.3.1 (Legalization of money or other property obtained by crime, committed by an organized group or a criminal organization […]

Mehman Tofiq oglu Mammadov – blogger Date of arrest: 6 January 2025 Charge: Articles 281.1 (Public appeals to violent capture of authority, violent deduction of authority or violent change constitutional grounds or infringement of territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as distribution of materials of such contents) and 281.2 (Public appeals directed […]

Namizad Safarov – lawyer and human rights activist Date of arrest: 9 December 2025 Charge: Article 178.3.2 (Swindle, that is maintaining another persons property or buying another persons property by a deceit or breach of confidence, committed by organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. On 11 December 2025, the Baku City […]

Elnara Qasimova – journalist of the Abzas Media, an online Azerbaijani media outlet Date of arrest: 13 January 2024 Charge: Article 206.4 (Smuggling, committed by the organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. On 7 August, 2024, the accused were brought additional charges under the Articles 192.3.2 (Illegal business, committed with gaining […]

Zabil Kochari oglu Qahramanov – lawyer Date of arrest: 23 October 2025 Charge: Articles 178.2.4 (Swindle, that is maintaining another persons property or buying another persons property by a deceit or breach of confidence, committed with causing damage in the significant size) and 221.2.2 (Hooliganism committed with resistance to representative of the authority, acting as […]

Sardar Akif oglu Babayev – theologian, member of the Association Spiritual figures of Azerbaijan Date of arrest: 19 October 2021 Charge: Article 274 (High treason, that is deliberately action committed by a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan to detriment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, state security or defensibility of the Republic of Azerbaijan: changeover […]

Nurlan Qahramanly (Libre) – a freelance journalist, founder of the YouTube news channel “Portağal Media” Date of arrest: 20 February 2025 Charge: Article 206.3.2 (Smuggling, is moving large amount through customs border of the Republic of Azerbaijan of goods or other subjects, committed on preliminary arrangement by group of persons) of the Criminal Code of […]

Arzu Sayadoglu (Mammadov) – blogger of the YouTube channel Arzu Sayadoglu and head of the Public Service Movement Date of arrest: 16 January 2024 Charge: Article 182.2.4 (Extortion committed with causing damage to a victim in significant size) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. On 18 January 2024, the Baku City Sabayil District […]

Ilhamiz Quliyev – public activist Date of arrest: 4 December 2023 Charge: Article 234.1 (Illegal purchase or storage without a purpose of selling of narcotics or psychotropic substances in a quantity (amount) exceeding necessary for personal consumption) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. On 6 December 2023, the Baku City Yasamal District Court […]