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Political Prisoners
Name | Gender | Articles | Prison | Judge | Councel | Occupation |
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Aytaj Ahmadova (Tapdig) | Female | Smuggling, Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan | Detained in Pre-Trial Detention Center N1 | Journalist at Meydan TV | ||
Azad Karimov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On January 30, 2023, the Nasimi District Court of Baku sentenced Azad Karimov to four months' imprisonment in a pretrial detention facility during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention during the investigation was subsequently extended several times. | a member of the Muslim Unity Movement. | |||
Azer Gasimli | Male | 182.2.3 (committed by threat or use of force) | Detained in Pre-Trial Detention Center N1 | Director of the Institute of Political Management, political scientist | ||
Baba Shukurov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Bahram Khagani oglu Aliyev | Male | Articles 29.120.2.1, 120.2.3, 120.2.7, 120.2.10, 220.1, 228.4, and 315.2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan | Emin Rustamov | |||
Bahruz Adil oglu Karimov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On March 9, 2023, the Nasimi District Court of Baku sentenced Bahruz Karimov
to four months' imprisonment in a pretrial detention facility during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention during the investigation was subsequently extended several times. | Samir Aliyev | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | ||
Bahruz Guliyev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | ||
Bahruz Jafarov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Bahruz Samadov | Male | Treason (Article 274 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan) | Detained in the State Security Service Pre-Trial Detention Center | Political analyst, activist | ||
Bakhtiyar Bagirov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Facility No. 2, Ganja | a religious believer. |
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