Region: <span>Azerbaijan</span>

Mahammadali Asgarov – believer Date of arrest: 28 July 2025 194 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 28 July 2025, Mahammadali Asgarov was sentenced to 3 months in a pre-trial detention center. The […]

Javid Shirinov – believer Date of arrest: 2 March 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 3 March 2026, Javid Shirinov was sentenced to 3 months in a pre-trial detention center. Place of […]

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

Ali Amirhuseyn oglu Karimli – Chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Date of arrest: 29 November 2025 Charge: Article 278.1 (Actions directed on violent seizure power or violent deduction power in infringement of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as directed on violent change of constitutional grounds of the states) […]

Ramin Jabrayilzade (Deko) – journalist of the Meydan TV, an online Azerbaijani media outlet Date of arrest: 6 December 2024 Charge: Articles 192.2.2 (Illegal business, committed with gaining an extra large-scale income); 192.2.3 (Illegal business, committed by organized group); 193-1.3.1 (Legalization of money or other property obtained by crime, committed by an organized group or […]

Mammad Alpay (Mammadzade) – Head of the Election Monitoring Alliance 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 […]

Mоhyaddin Orujev – public activist Date of arrest: 13 December 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 15 December 2023, the Baku City Surakhani District Court issued an order: to satisfy the investigator’s […]

Gunduz Mirzayev – member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Date of arrest: 7 March 2025 Charge: Article 281.2 (Public appeals directed against the state, committed repeatedly or by group of persons) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. On 7 March 2025, the Baku City Binagadi District Court issued a ruling: to […]

Nazim Baydamirli (Mammadov) – ex-MP and public activist Date of arrest: 4 July 2023 Charge: Article 182.2.4 (Extortion with the purpose to seize property in significant amount) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. 99 On 5 July 2023, the Baku City Narimanov District Court issued a ruling: to apply a preventive measure against […]