Category: <span>Political</span>

Huseyn Jabbarli – inhabitant of the Imishli City Date of arrest: 18 January 2025 Charge: Article 221.2.1 (Hooliganism, that is the deliberate actions roughly breaking a social order, expressing obvious disrespect for a society, accompanying with application of violence on citizens or threat of its application, as well as destruction or damage of another's property, […]

Teymur Israyil oglu Hasanov Date of arrest: 14 May 2017 Charge: Articles 150.2.1 (Violent actions of sexual nature, committed by a group of persons, by a group with a premeditated conspiracy or by an organized group), 274 (State betray) and other articles of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic Sentence: On 8 October 2018, […]

Hasan Huseyn oglu Mustafayev Sentence: in 1996 was sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment Place of detention: Gobustan Closed Prison

Bahruz Samadov – public activist Date of arrest: 21 August 2024 Charge: Article 274 (High treason) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. On 23 August 2024, the Baku City Sabayil District Court sentenced Bahruz Samadov to 4 months in a pre-trial detention center. Bahruz Samadov did not plead guilty to the charge, saying […]

Aykhan Israfilov – activist of the Trade Unions Confederation “Workers’ Table” Arrested: 11 August 2023 Charge: Article 234.4.3 (Illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, psychotropic substances committed in large amount) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic On 14 August 2023, the Baku City Binagadi District Court issued an order: […]

Dayanat Chalabi (Chalabiyev) – public activist Arrested: 22 December 2025 Charge: Article 126.2.4 (Deliberate causing of serious harm to health, is harm dangerous to human life, committed publicly dangers a way, from hooligan prompting) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. 87 On 24 December 2025, the Baku City Khatai District Court issued an […]

Farid Seyidzade – inhabitant of the Imishli City Date of arrest: 18 January 2025 Charge: Article 221.2.1 (Hooliganism, that is the deliberate actions roughly breaking a social order, expressing obvious disrespect for a society, accompanying with application of violence on citizens or threat of its application, as well as destruction or damage of another's property, […]

Firudin Zeynalov Date of arrest: 1 October 2017 Charge: Articles 221.3 (Hooliganism committed with application of a weapon or subjects, used as the weapon) and 315.2 (Resistance or application of violence concerning the representative of authority) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic Sentence: On 2 November 2018, the Ganja City Court for Serious […]

Safa Alim oglu Poladov Sentence: in 1996 was sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment. Place of detention: Gobustan Closed Prison

Punkhan Karimli – member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Date of arrest: 25 January 2022 Charge: Articles 234.4.1 (Illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, psychotropic substances committed on preliminary arrangement by group of persons or organized group) and 234.4.3 (Illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, […]