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Political Prisoners
Name | Gender | Articles | Prison | Judge | Councel | Occupation |
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Safa Alim oglu Poladov | Male | Gobustan closed prison. | ||||
Sahib Mammadzadeh | Male | Article 234.4.3 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan | Chairman of the Dashkesan branch of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) | |||
Sahib Nuraddin oglu Mammadaliyev | Male | Gobustan closed prison. | ||||
Sakif Agabalaev | 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. | a religious believer. | ||
Sakit Sabir 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. | |||
Saleh Ali oglu Khamzayev | 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. | a religious believer. | ||
Samid Shakir oglu Salamov | 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. | ||
Samir Abdulkhalig oglu Babayev | 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 the afternoon of December 2, 2022, he was detained near his home in the village of Mashtaga by civilians and taken to an unknown location without a warrant or witnesses. His relatives later learned that he had been arrested by police on drug possession charges.
On December 2, 2022, the Sabunchu District Court of Baku sentenced him to four months' imprisonment as a preventive measure to continue the investigation. His pretrial detention during the investigation was subsequently extended several times. | Gobustan Closed Prison | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | ||
Samir Ashurov | Male | Articles 126.2.4 (Intentional Infliction of Serious Bodily Harm for Hooligan Motives) and 221.3 (Hooliganism Committed with the Use of a Weapon or an Object Used as a Weapon) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Faig Ganiev | |||
Samir Mubariz oglu Piriyev | 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. | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | |||
Samir Nasim oglu Isayev | 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. | a religious believer. | ||
Samir Orujov | 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. | a religious believer. | ||
Sanan Aliyev | Male | Article 221.2.1 (Hooliganism, i.e., intentional actions that grossly violate public order, express clear disrespect for society, accompanied by the use of violence against individuals or the threat of violence, as well as the destruction or damage of another's property, committed by a group of individuals) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | a resident of Imishli. | |||
Sanan Aliyev | 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. | ||
Sardar Akif oglu Babayev | Male | 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 carrying out hostile activities against the Republic of Azerbaijan) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. On October 21, 2021, the Sabail District Court of Baku, after hearing the case in closed session, ordered the pretrial detention of Sardar Babayev for six months. The period of pretrial detention during the investigation was subsequently extended several times. | Gobustan Closed Prison | Ahmad Guliyev | theologian, member of the Association of Spiritual Figures of Azerbaijan | |
Sarvar Aflatun oglu Aliyev | 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. | |||
Sevinj Vagifgizi | Female | Smuggling, Art. 206.3.2. of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan | Detained in Pre-trial Detention Center N1 | Journalist, editor of the "Abzas Media" | ||
Seyfaddin Nurullah oglu Shirvanov | Male | Charges: Articles 214.2 (Terrorism committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, by an organized group, or by a criminal association), 214.2.1 (Terrorism committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, by an organized group, or by a criminal association), 214.2.3 (Terrorism committed with the use of firearms and objects used as weapons), 220.2 (Calls for active disobedience to the lawful demands of government officials and for mass riots, as well as calls for violence against citizens), 221.2.2 (Hooliganism involving resistance to a government official or another person performing public safety duties) 228.3 (Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation, or carrying of firearms, their components, ammunition, or explosive devices,
committed by an organized group), 228.4 (Illegal acquisition, sale, or
carrying of gas weapons, bladed weapons), 233 (Organization of actions
contributing to the violation of public order or active participation in such
actions), 278 (Violent seizure of power and violent retention of power aimed at the violent change of the constitutional order of the state),
279.1 (Creation of armed formations or groups not provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan
as well as participation in their creation and activities,
supplying them with weapons, ammunition, explosives, military equipment
or military equipment), 281.2 (Public calls for the violent seizure
of power, violent retention of power, or Violent change
of the constitutional order or violation of the territorial integrity
of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as the dissemination of materials of such
content, committed repeatedly or by a group of persons), Articles 283.2.3 (Incitement
of national, racial, social, or religious hatred and enmity committed
by an organized group), and 315.1 (Resistance to a government official
performing their official duties, using violence that does not pose a danger to the life or health of the government official) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Penal Colony No. 15 in the village of Boyuk Shor in the Nizami District of Baku. | Mail Bayramov | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | |
Seyid Javid | 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. | ||
Seymur Aslanov | 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. | Faig Ganiev | a religious believer. | ||
Seymur Karbalai | 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. | a believer. | ||
Seyran Rzayev | Male | Articles 234.4.1 (Illegal acquisition or storage for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) and 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or storage for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy or by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.
On February 1, 2023, the Bilasuvar District Court sentenced Seyran Rzayev, a well-known theologian in the south of the country, to four months' pretrial detention in a pretrial detention facility during the preliminary investigation, which was subsequently extended. | Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | theologian | ||
Shahin Alimardan oglu 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. | Colony No. 17 in the Bina settlement in the Azizbekov district of Baku | Mushfig Mammadov | a religious believer. | |
Shahin Gadirli | 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 Azerbaijan Republic.
On November 23, 2022, Shahin Gadirli, a member of the Muslim Unity Movement, was returning home from work when he was detained at a bus stop by unidentified plainclothes men and taken to an unknown location. Later, on November 26, after the court verdict the day before, his relatives learned that he had been arrested by officers from the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On November 25, 2022, the Narimanov District Court of Baku imposed a four-month prison sentence as a preventive measure to continue the investigation. The pretrial detention period during the investigation was subsequently extended several times. | Anar Sadigov | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | ||
Shahin Gadzhiev | Male | Under Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or storage for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan | Gobustan closed prison | Member of the PFPA | ||
Shahin Malikov | 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. | Pre-trial Detention Center No. 3 in the village of Shuvalan in the Khazar District of Baku. | a believer. | ||
Shahin Samandar oglu Verdiyev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On March 9, 2023, Shahin Verdiyev, a resident of Ganja, was sentenced to four months of pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times. | Dadash Imanov | a religious believer. | ||
Shamil Adil oglu Abdulaliev | Male | Articles 234.4.1 (Illegal acquisition or storage for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) and 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or storage for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy or by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.
On March 15, 2023, Shamil Abdulaliev was sentenced to four months of imprisonment in a pretrial detention facility during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention during the investigation was subsequently extended several times. | Murad Mammadov | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | ||
Shamil Safarov | Male | Article 221.2.1 (Hooliganism, i.e., intentional actions that grossly violate public order, express clear disrespect for society, accompanied by the use of violence against individuals or the threat of violence, as well as the destruction or damage of another's property, committed by a group of individuals) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | a resident of Imishli. | |||
Shamshad Aghayev | Male | Conspiring to smuggle foreign currency | Detained in Pre-trial Detention Center N1 | Editor of Argument | ||
Shanaz Huseynova | Female | Conspiring to smuggle foreign currency; hiring workers without a labor contract; illegal entrepreneurship with significant income; large-scale money laundering by an organized group; tax evasion by an organized group | Under house arrest | Presenter and editor at Toplum TV | ||
Siyasat 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 Azerbaijan Republic. | Fakhri Mammadov | theologian | ||
Siyavush Khuseynov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Javid Huseynov | a believer. | ||
Subhi Hajiaga oglu Aliyev | 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 December 10, 2022, Subhi Aliyev, a native of Lankaran, was arrested in the village of Khirdalan by officers from the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan. On December 13, 2022, the Narimanov District Court of Baku reclassified the charge from Article 234.4.3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Article 234.1-1 (illegal acquisition, storage, manufacture, processing, or transportation of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in especially large quantities without intent to sell) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan and sentenced the believer to four months' imprisonment in a pretrial detention facility. | a believer. | |||
Suleiman Nasir oglu Alakbarov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu district of Baku. | theologian | ||
Tabriz Arif oglu Gulubayli | 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. | Elmir Rustamov | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | ||
Tale Kamil oglu Bagirzade | Male | 15 articles of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic, including Articles 28 (Preparation for a Crime), 214.2.1 (Terrorism Committed by a Group of Persons by Prior Conspiracy, an Organized Group, or a Criminal Association), 214.2.3 (Terrorism Committed with the Use of Firearms and Objects Used as Weapons), 220.2 (Calls for Active Disobedience to the Lawful Demands of Authorities and for Mass Riots, as well as Calls for Violence against Citizens), 228.4 (Illegal Acquisition, Sale, or Carrying of Gas Weapons or Bladed Weapons), and 315.2 (Resisting an Authorities Representative Performing Their Official Duties, Using Violence Dangerous to Life or (Health of a government official) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On May 19, 2016, investigators brought new serious charges under Articles 29 (Attempted Crime), 120.2.1 (Intentional Murder Committed by a Group of Persons by Prior Conspiracy, an Organized Group, or a Criminal Community), 120.2.3 (Intentional Murder of the Victim or Their Relatives in Connection with the Performance of Official Duty or Public Duty), 120.2.4 (Intentional Murder Committed with Particular Cruelty), 120.2.7 (Intentional Murder of Two or More Persons), and 120.2.12 (Intentional Murder Driven by Ethnic, Religious, or Racial Hatred) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Colony No. 12 in the village of Puta in the Garadagh District of Baku | Alovsat Abbasov | Chairman of the Muslim Unity Movement | |
Tale Mammadov | Male | Article 221.2.1 (Hooliganism, i.e., intentional actions that grossly violate public order, express clear disrespect for society, accompanied by the use of violence against individuals or the threat of violence, as well as the destruction or damage of another's property, committed by a group of individuals) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | a resident of Imishli. | |||
Tale Vidadi oglu Hasmammadov | Male | Under Article 221.3 (Hooliganism committed with the use of weapons or objects used as weapons) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Human rights activist | |||
Tarlan Sayadov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, 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 | a member of the Muslim Unity Movement. | ||
Telman Asadullayev | 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 Azerbaijan Republic. | theologian | |||
Telman Hussein oglu Rashidov | 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 Azerbaijan Republic. | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | |||
Teymur Israil oglu Hasanov | Male | Articles 150.2.1 (Violent sexual acts committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy or by an organized group with the use of violence or the threat of violence against the victim), 274 (Treason), and other articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Presiding Judge: Vugar Mammadov
Judges: Salman Huseynov, Vidadi Nasirov | |||
Teymur Karimov | Male | Extortion by threat, Art. 182 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan | Convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison and banned from journalism activities for two years. | The head of online media Kanal 11 | ||
Tofig Rakhimov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. | Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku. | activist of the Muslim Unity Movement | ||
Tofig Rakhimov | 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. | a believer. | ||
Tofig Yagublu | Male | 178.3.2 (Fraud - when committed with large-scale damage), 320 (Forgery, illegal preparation, sale or use of forged documents of official documents, state awards, seals, stamps, letterheads), 320.1 (Forgery or illegal preparation of a certificate granting or relieving from office or other official document for the purpose of use, or sale of such a document, as well as preparation or sale of a fake state award, stamp, seal, letterhead of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the same purpose) and 320.2 (Use of knowingly forged documents specified in Article 320.1 of this Code) | Convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison. | Journalist | ||
Tural Famil oglu Valiyev | Male | Charge: under Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Pretrial Detention Center No. 3 in the village of Shuvalan in the Khazar District of Baku | Ali Mammadov | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | |
Tural Khasanov | 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. | On March 12, 2023, Tural Khasanov was sentenced to four months of pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times. | a believer | |
Ulvi Aliyev | 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, Ulvi Aliyev was sentenced to four months of pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times. | ||||
Ulvi Hasanli | Male | Smuggling, Art. 206.3.2. of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan | Detained in Pre-trial Detention Center N1 | Journalist, head of the "Abzas Media" | ||
Ulvi Tahirov | Male | Conspiring to smuggle foreign currency | Detained in Pre-Trial Detention Center N1 | Deputy Director of the Baku School of Journalism | ||
Ulviyya Ali qizi Quliyeva (Ulviyya Ali) | Female | Article 206.3.2 (Smuggling, is moving large amount through customs border of the
Republic of Azerbaijan of goods or other subjects, committed on preliminary arrangement by
group of persons) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic.
On 7 May 2025, the Baku City Khatai District Court issued a ruling: to apply a preventive
measure against Ulviya Quliyeva (Ulviyya Ali) in the form of arrest for a period of 1 month
and 29 days. The period of detention in custody during the investigation has been subsequently
extended times | Pre-trial Detention Center № 1 at the Kyurdakhani settlement in Baku City
Sabunchu District | a freelance journalist | ||
Umidvar Akif oglu Yagubov | 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. | ||
Vahid Vahir oglu Akhmedov | 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. | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | |||
Vasif Abbasov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On April 31, 2023, Vasif Abbasov, a resident of the Lankaran district, was sentenced to 4 months of pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times. | believer. | |||
Vasif Nabiyev | 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. | ||
Vilayat Gadimov | 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. | activist of the Muslim Unity Movement | |||
Vugar Jalal 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. | Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu district of Baku. | believer | ||
Vugar Mahammad oglu Huseynov | 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 15, 2023, Vugar Huseynov was sentenced to four months of pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times. | Telman Huseynov | a religious believer. | ||
Vugar Mammadov. | Male | Articles 29.120.2.1, 120.2.3, 120.2.4, 120.2.7, 120.2.10, 120.2.11, 28.214.2.6, 214.2.1, 214.2.3, 277, 278.2, and 229.3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan | ||||
Vugar Rafig 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. | Place of detention: Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu district of Baku. | a religious believer. | ||
Vugar Rasulov | 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. | Azad Majidov | a member of the Muslim Unity Movement. | ||
Vugar Suleymanov | 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 | a religious believer. | ||
Vugar Usublu | Male | Article 221.2.1 (Hooliganism, i.e., intentional actions that grossly violate public order, express clear disrespect for society, accompanied by the use of violence against individuals or the threat of violence, as well as the destruction or damage of another's property, committed by a group of individuals) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | a resident of Imishli | |||
Vurgun Babayev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, 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 | a believer. | ||
Vusal Asgarov | 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 | a believer | ||
Vusal Khadiev | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | a believer. | |||
Vusal Nadir oglu Alyshov | 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 11, 2023, Vusal Alyshov, a resident of the Hasanabad village of the Neftchala District, was sentenced by the Neftchala District Court to four months of pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times. | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | |||
Vusal Nusrat oglu 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. | a religious believer. | ||
Vyusal Ramiz oglu Manafov | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Makhirya Karimova | a religious believer. | ||
Yashar Hasai oglu Shahmuradov | Male | Gobustan closed prison. | ||||
Yasin Taptyg oglu Akhmedov | 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 Azerbaijan Republic. | Sabina Mammadova | member of the Muslim Unity Movement | ||
Yavar Ismayilzade | Male | Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or possession for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, shipment, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Penal Colony No. 1 in the village of Boyuk Shor in the Nizami District of Baku | a religious believer. | ||
Yusif Ahmadzade | 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. | a religious believer. | ||
Yusif Aliyev | 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 | activist of the Muslim Unity Movement | ||
Zahiraddin Agarza oglu Ibrahimov | Male | Articles 274 (High Treason), 281.3 (Public calls for the violent seizure of power, the violent retention of power, or the violent change of the constitutional order or the violation of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as the dissemination of materials containing such content, committed at the direction of foreign organizations or their representatives), and 283.1 (Incitement to national, racial, social, or religious hatred and enmity) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On August 23, 2023, the State Security Service of Azerbaijan opened a criminal case against Z. Ibrahimov and placed him on the wanted list. On August 24, 2023, the Sabail District Court of Baku ordered his arrest for one month and 15 days. Based on this decision, on March 26, 2025, Z. Ibrahimov was arrested and remanded in custody pending investigation. | Pretrial detention center of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan | Social activist and blogger, founder of the Talysh Cultural Center in the Sverdlovsk Region of the Russian Federation, and head of the YouTube channel Sabarz Mard (Man with His Head Held High). | ||
Zamig Zahid oglu Akhlimanov | Male | 14 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. | Colony No. 12 in the village of Buta in the Garadagh District of Baku | Ali Suleymanov | ||
Zamin Oktay oglu Salayev | Male | Arrested under Article 221.3 (Hooliganism with the use of a weapon or an object used as a weapon) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan
On February 8, 2023, the Garadagh District Court of Baku chose a preventive measure in the form of detention for a period of 3 months for Zamin Salayev | Colony No. 11 in Binagadi district of Baku | Member of the PFPA | ||
Zamin Zyaki | Male | under Articles 193-1.3.2 (Legalization of property, committed on a large scale), 308.2 (Abuse of office, resulting in grave consequences) and 313 (Official forgery) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On April 9, 2025, the Binagadi District Court of Baku issued a ruling: to satisfy the investigator's petition to choose a preventive measure in the form of arrest and to apply a preventive measure in the form of arrest to Asaf Akhmedov for a period of 3 months and 4 days. | Pre-trial detention center #1 in the Kurdakhani settlement in the Sabunchu district of Baku | Public activist | ||
Zaur Asgarov | Male | under Article 281.2 (Public calls for the violent seizure of power,
violent retention of power or violent change of the constitutional order or violation of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as the dissemination of materials of such content, committed repeatedly or by a group of persons) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On March 7, 2025, the Binagadi District Court of Baku issued a ruling: to satisfy the investigator's petition to select a preventive measure in the form of arrest and apply a preventive measure in the form of arrest to Zaur Asgarov for a period of 2 months.
On June 5, 2025, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes issued a verdict against Zaur Asgarov: to find him guilty and sentence him to 5.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime penal institution. | Pretrial detention center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu district of Baku | PFPA activist | ||
Zeynal Zeynalov | 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. | ||
Ziya Takhirov | 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 the same day, the Lankaran District Court ordered Z. Takhirov to be remanded in custody, which was subsequently extended. His pretrial detention during the investigation was subsequently extended several times. | a religious believer. | |||
Zyaka Miragayev | Male | under Article 234.4.3 (Illegal acquisition or storage 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 October 11, 2023, the Sabail District Court of Baku sentenced Zyaka Miragayev to 4 months of imprisonment in a pre-trial detention center for the period of preliminary investigation. The term of detention under arrest for the period of investigation was subsequently extended.
November 28, 2024. The Baku Court of Grave Crimes delivered the sentence: since the prosecution failed to provide convincing evidence during the trial, the judge replaced the previous charge with a new one - 234.1-1 (Illegal acquisition or storage without the purpose of sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in quantities exceeding those necessary for personal consumption, committed in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic. And after that, Zyaka Miragayev was sentenced to 3 years in prison. Judge: Kamran Mukhtarov | Pre-trial detention center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu district of Baku | Public activist |
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