Category: <span>Political</span>

Elnur Babayev – 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, […]

Rasim Hafiz oglu Mustafayev Date of arrest: 11 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; 213.2.6, 214.2.1, 214.2.3, 229.3, 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 20 years in prison 218

Intiqam Yusif oglu Qayibov Sentence: in 1996 was sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment Place of detention: Gobustan Closed Prison

Rail Abbasov – public activist Arrested: 19 September 2023 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 20 September 2023, the Baku City Nasimi District Court issued an […]

Nijat Ibad oglu Ibrahimov – public activist Date of arrest: 9 September 2024 Charge: Articles 126.2.4 (Deliberate causing of serious harm to health, is harm dangerous to human life, committed publicly dangers a way, from hooligan prompting) and 221.3 (Hooliganism committed with application of a weapon or subjects, used as the weapon) of the Criminal […]

Mutallim Orujev – member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Date of arrest: 23 October 2021 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 Sentence: On 21 October 2022, the Sumqayit City Court for Serious […]

Abbas Bagirov – 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, […]

Hamlet Abdullayev Date of arrest: 11 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; 213.2.6, 214.2.1, 214.2.3, 229.3, 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

Nadir Eldar oglu Maharramov Sentence: in 2003 was sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment Place of detention: Gobustan Closed Prison Convicted on the case of the former Prime Minister Surat Huseynov – 2 persons

Bashir Suleymanly – Head of the Civil Rights Institute Arrested: 14 March 2025 Charge: Articles 193-1.3.2 (Legalization of money or other property obtained by crime, committed in large amount); 308.2 (Abusing official powers, which caused grave consequences) and 313 (Official forgery) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. On 14 March 2025, the Baku […]