Category: <span>Political</span>

Afiyaddin Mammadov – Chairman of the Trade Unions Confederation “Workers’ Table” Arrested: 20 September 2023 Charge: Articles 126.1 (Deliberate causing of serious harm to health, is harm dangerous to human life), 126.2.4 (Deliberate causing of serious harm to health, is harm dangerous to human life, committed publicly dangers a way, from hooligan prompting), 221.3 (Hooliganism […]

Alikhan Rajabli – member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Date of arrest: 7 January 2026 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 7 January 2026, […]

Vugar Usublu – 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, […]

Mahir Aziz oglu Azizov Date of arrest: 5 July 2018 Charge: Articles 29.120.2.1; 29.120.2.3; 29.120.2.4, 29.120.2.7; 29.120.2.10; 29.220.2.11; 181.3.1, 181.3.3, 214.2.1, 228.3, 318 and 320 of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic Sentence: On 16 August 2021 the Baku City Court for Serious Crimes sentenced to 20 years in prison 217

Aliyusif Damat oglu Tahirov Sentence: in 1996 was sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment Place of detention: Gobustan Closed Prison Former members of the military detachment Qaranqush – 4 persons

Rufat Safarov – executive director of the human rights organization “Defence Line” Date of arrest: 3 December 2024 Charge: Articles 127.2.3 (Deliberate causing of less serious harm to the health which was not dangerous to life of a victim and did not bring to any consequences, committed in publicly dangerous way or from hooligan prompting), […]

Elnur Hasanov – member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Date of arrest: 28 November 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 30 November 2023, the Baku City Khatai District Court issued […]

Ruslan Adil oglu Vahabov – activist of the Public Council of Talysh of Azerbaijan Date of arrest: 22 September 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 23 September 2023, the Baku City Nizami […]

Shamil Safarov – 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, […]

Jafar Zalov Date of arrest: 5 July 2018 Charge: Articles 29.120.2.1; 29.120.2.3; 29.120.2.4, 29.120.2.7; 29.120.2.10; 29.220.2.11; 213.2.3, 214.2.6, 214.2.1, 277 and 278 of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic Sentence: On 16 August 2021, the Baku City Court for Serious Crimes sentenced to 19 years in prison