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Political Prisoners
Name | Gender | Articles | Prison | Judge | Councel | Occupation |
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Bakhtiyar Bakhysh oglu Babashov | 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, Bakhtiyar Babashov was seized on the street by unknown persons and taken to an unknown location. On March 11, 2023, he was brought to the Narimanov District Court, where he was sentenced to four months in pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times. | Faig Ganiev | Bakhtiyar Bakhysh oglu Babashov is | ||
Bakhtiyar Hajiyev | Male | Article 221.2.2 (hooliganism by resisting a person performing a duty to protect public order) and 289.1 (contempt of court) | Convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison. | Pro-democracy activist and blogger | ||
Bakhtiyar Mukhtar oglu Mammadov | 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. | a religious believer. | |||
Bakhtiyar Nizami oglu Isazade | 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. | Colony No. 17 in the Bina settlement of the Azizbekov District of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Bakhtiyar Novruzov | 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. | Vugar Guliyev | a religious believer. | ||
Bashir Suleymanli | Male | Under Articles 193-1.3.2 (Legalization of property, committed on a large scale), 308.2 (Abuse of official powers, resulting in grave consequences) and 313 (Official forgery) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On March 14, 2025, the Binagadi District Court of Baku issued a ruling:
to grant the investigator's petition to select a preventive measure in the form of arrest and
to apply a preventive measure in the form of arrest to Bashir Suleymanli for a period of 3 months and
28 days. | СИЗО № 1 в поселке Кюрдаханы в Сабунчинском районе города
Баку | Head of the Institute of Human Rights | ||
Dashgin Musa oglu Heydarov | Male | 26 articles, including Article 274 (High Treason, i.e., an act intentionally committed by a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the detriment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, state security, or defense capability of the Republic of Azerbaijan; defection to the enemy; espionage; disclosure of state secrets to a foreign state; assistance to a foreign state, foreign organization, or their representatives in conducting hostile activities against the Republic of Azerbaijan) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Sheki District Penitentiary Service | Ali Suleymanov | ||
Dayanat Karim oglu Karimov | Male | Gobustan closed prison. | ||||
Edgar Mahir oglu Osmanov | 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. 2, Ganja | Elmin Rustamov | believer | |
Ehtiram Sadi oglu Taghiyev | 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. |
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