Status: <span>Imprisoned</span>

Jeyhun Valiyev – believer Date of arrest: 23 November 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. On 24 November 2025, Jeyhun Valiyev, inhabitant of the Baku City, was sentenced to 3 months in a […]

Dashgin Musa oglu Heydarov Date of arrest: 2 December 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 […]

Hamza Mehman oglu Mammadli Date of arrest: 1 June 2023 Charge: Articles 214-2 (Public calls for terrorism) and 281.2 (Public appeals directed against the state, committed repeatedly or by group of persons) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. On 1 June 2023, the Baku City Sabayil District Court issued an order to detain […]

Lachin Valiyev – public activist Date of arrest: 26 January 2022 Charge: Articles 178.2.2 (Swindle, is maintaining another persons property or buying another persons property by a deceit or breach of confidence, committed repeatedly); 178.2.4 (Swindle, is maintaining another persons property or buying another persons property by a deceit or breach of confidence, committed with […]

Asaf Ahmadov – Head of Ganja Regional Public Centre Arrested: 9 April 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 9 April 2025, the Baku […]

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, […]

Rza Aliabbas oglu Alakbarov – theologian Date of arrest: 30 January 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 31 January 2023, Rza Alakbarov, famous theologian and inhabitant from the Sabirabad City was sentenced […]

Anar Oruj oglu Khalilov – believer Date of arrest: 10 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 10 March 2023, Anar Khalilov was sentenced to 4 months in a pre-trial detention center. […]

Shahin Alimardan oglu Bagirov – believer Date of arrest: 29 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 29 March 2023, Shahin Bagirov, a resident of Masally, was sentenced to 4 months in […]