Status: <span>Imprisoned</span>

Tale Vidadi oglu Khasmammadov – human rights defender Arrested: 17 September 2023 Charge: Article 221.3 (Hooliganism committed with application of a weapon or subjects, used as the weapon) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. On 19 September 2023, the Goychay District Court issued an order: to satisfy the investigator’s petition on arrest and […]

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 […]

Mirhafiz Mirisaq oglu Jafarzade – public activist Date of arrest: 11 November 2022 90 Charge: Articles 274 (High treason) and 283.1 (The actions directed on excitation of national, racial, social or religious hate and hostility, humiliation of national advantage, as well as actions directed on restriction of citizens rights, or establishment of the superiority of […]

Farid Seyidzade – 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 Yashar oglu Azimov – member of the Muslim Unity Movement Date of arrest: 20 July 2022 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. 119 Sentence: On 7 July 2023, the Baku City Court for […]

Nahid Qahramanly – member of the Muslim Unity Movement Date of arrest: 9 March 2023 128 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 9 March 2023, Nahid Qahramanly was sentenced to 4 months in […]

Ilkin Bagirov – believer Date of arrest: 27 March 2023 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 […]

Imamverdi Mahammad oglu Ahmadov – believer Date of arrest: 5 April 2023 Charge: Article 28, 278.2 (Preparation for violent capture power or violent deduction power in infringement of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic, as well as directed on violent change of constitutional grounds of the states committed on the base of religious enmity, religious […]

Aslan Maharram oglu Qasimov – believer Date of arrest: 21 June 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 22 June 2023, the Astara City inhabitant Aslan Qasimov was sentenced to 4 months in […]

Seymur Aslanov – believer Date of arrest: 10 October 2023 160 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 10 October, former political prisoner Seymur Aslanov was sentenced to 4 months in a pre- trial […]