Region: <span>Azerbaijan</span>

Latif Ziyad oglu Latifov Date of arrest: 24 November 2016 Charge: Article 274 (High treason, that is deliberately action committed by a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan to detriment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, state security or defensibility of the Republic of Azerbaijan: changeover to enemy side, espionage, distribution of the state secret to […]

Bahram Khaqani oglu Aliyev Date of arrest: 12 July 2018 Charge: Articles 29.120.2.1; 29.120.2.3; 29.120.2.7; 29.120.2.10; 220.1; 228.4 and 315.2 of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic Sentence: On 10 January 2019, the Ganja City Court for Serious Crimes sentenced to 15 years in prison Presiding judge: Emin Rustamov 219

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 […]

Nargiz Absalamova – journalist of the Abzas Media, an online Azerbaijani media outlet Date of arrest: 30 November 2023 Charge: Article 206.4 (Smuggling, committed by the organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. On 7 August, 2024, the accused were brought additional charges under the Articles 192.3.2 (Illegal business, committed with gaining […]