Category: <span>Religious</span>

Jamil Badalov – believer Date of arrest: 21 April 2024 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 21 April 2024, Jamil Badalov was sentenced to 4 months in a pre-trial detention center. The period […]

Elshan Akif oglu Quliyev – believer Date of arrest: 27 August 2025 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. 202 On 27 August 2025, Elshan Quliyev, inhabitant from the Barda City, was sentenced to 4 […]

Ali Qurbanov – believer Date of arrest: 4 May 2026 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 4 May 2026, Ali Qurbanov was sentenced to 3 months in a pre-trial detention. Place of detention: […]

Jabbar Amirkhan oglu Jabbarov – member of the Muslim Unity Movement Date of arrest: 26 November 2015 Charge: see articles charges Tale Bagirzade Sentence: On 25 January 2017, the Baku City Court for Serious Crimes sentenced to 19 years in prison Judge: Alovsat Abbasov Place of detention: Penal Colony № 11 in Baku City Binagadi […]

Ilqar Ryadzhov – theologian Date of arrest: 2 February 2023 Charge: Articles 167-1 (Forcing to confession or financing of committing these acts on the grounds of religious animosity, religious radicalism or religious fanaticism) and 234.4.3 (Illegal manufacturing, purchase, storage, transportation, transfer or selling of narcotics, psychotropic substances committed in large amount) of the Criminal Code […]

Sakif Agabalayev – believer Date of arrest: 12 March 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 12 March 2023, Sakif Agabalayev was sentenced to 4 months in a pre-trial detention center. The period […]

Yavar Ismayilzade – believer Date of arrest: 30 March 2023 139 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 March 2023, Yavar Ismayilzade was sentenced to 4 months in a pre-trial detention center. The […]

Jahangir Javanshir oglu Seyidov – believer Date of arrest: 12 May 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 May 2023, Jahangir Seyidov was sentenced to 4 months in a pre-trial detention center. […]

Khayal Shukur – believer Date of arrest: 4 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 4 August 2023, the Sumqayit City inhabitant Khayal Shukur was sentenced to 4 months in a pre-trial […]

Araz Fuzuli oglu Hasanov – believer Date of arrest: 27 October 2023 164 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 27 October 2023, Araz Hasanov was sentenced to 4 months in a pre-trial detention […]