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Afiaddin Mammadov

Chairman of the Confederation of Trade Unions "Workers' Table"

Article 126.2.4 (intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm - committed with the intent of hooliganism) and 221.3 (hooliganism - use of a weapon or an object as a weapon)

2023-09-30

Akif Gurbanov

The head of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives and the Third Republican Platform

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

2024-03-06

Alasgar Mammadli

Founder of Toplum TV

Smuggling, Art. 206 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2024-03-08

Ali Zeynal

Member of Toplum TV, member of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives

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

2024-03-06

Anar Abdulla

Journalist

192 – Illegal entrepreneurship
193-1 – False entrepreneurship (i.e., establishing an enterprise or other legal entity without the intention of conducting business activity, for the purpose of obtaining credit, exemption from fees, or other property benefits, or to conceal prohibited activity, when this causes significant damage or is committed for substantial profit)
206 – Smuggling
213 – Evasion of payment of taxes, unemployment insurance, mandatory health insurance, or compulsory state social insurance contributions
206.3.2 – Smuggling committed by a group of persons acting in collusion
320 – Forging, illegally producing, selling official documents, state awards, seals, stamps, or forms, or using forged documents

2025-04-08

Anar Mammadli

Human rights defender, head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre

Smuggling, Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2024-04-29

Arshad Ibrahimov

Head of the website dunyaninsesi.az

Article282.2.2 (request by threat, committed repeatedly)

2023-12-08

Arzu Sayadoglu

Blogger

Article 206.3.2 of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code, which pertains to smuggling committed by a group of persons in collusion

2024-01-28

Aslan Gurbanov

Blogger

Public calls against the state (Art.

281.2) & Insult ( Art. 283.1 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan)

2020-07-14

Avaz Zeynalli

Founder, editor-in-chief of Xural TV

taking a bribe (Art.311), Illegal influence on the decision of an official (Art.

312-1.1 of the Criminal Court)

2011-10-28

Aykhan Israfilov

Labor rights activist

Large-scale drug trafficking.

2023-08-11

Aynur Ganbarova (Elgunesh)

Journalist at Meydan TV

Smuggling, Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2024-12-06

Aysel Umudova

Journalist at Meydan TV

Smuggling, Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2024-12-06

Aytaj Ahmadova (Tapdig)

Journalist at Meydan TV

Smuggling, Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2024-12-06

Azer Gasimli

Director of the Institute of Political Management, political scientist

182.2.3 (committed by threat or use of force)

2024-12-08

Aziz Orujov

Journalist, head of online media Kanal 13

Illegal construction, (Art. 188.2) & smuggling, Art. 206.3.2. of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2023-11-27

Bahruz Samadov

Political analyst, activist

Treason (Article 274 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan)

2024-08-21

Bakhtiyar Hajiyev

Pro-democracy activist and blogger

Article 221.2.2 (hooliganism by resisting a person performing a duty to protect public order) and 289.1 (contempt of court)

2022-08-09

Elnara Gasimova

Journalist of the "Abzas Media"

Smuggling, Art. 206.3.2. of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2024-01-13

Elnur Shukurov

The head of the "Sada TV" YouTube channel

Illegal influence on the decision of an official (Art. 312-1.1 of the Criminal Court)

2022-09-14

Elvin Mustafayev

Labor rights activist

Illegal acquisition, storage, production, processing, and transportation of narcotic drugs without intent to sell

2023-08-04

Elvin isayev

Blogger

Organization of riots (Art. 220.1), public appeals directed against the state Art. 281.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2019-12-14

Emin Ibrahimov

Former Azerbaijani diplomat

Intentional infliction of serious harm to health from hooligan motives (Article 126.2.4); hooliganism (Article 221 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan)

2024-07-23

Famil Khalilov

Blogger, disabled human rights activist

Large-scale drug trafficking, Article 234.4.3 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2024-05-04

Farid Ismailov

Toplum TV journalist

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

2025-01-17

Farid Mehralizade

Economist, journalist

Smuggling , Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2024-05-30

Fatima Movlamli

Freelance reporter for Meydan TV

Conspiring to smuggle foreign currency

2025-02-28

Fazil Gasimov

Economist

Manufacture, purchase or sale of counterfeit money as part of an organized group; Article 204.3.1 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2023-08-07

Gubad Ibadoghlu

Economist, civic and political activist.

Conspiring to produce, sell, and store counterfeit money; distribution of religious extremist materials.

2023-07-23

Hafiz Babali

Investigative journalist, arrested in relation to the "Abzas Media" case

Smuggling, Art. 206.3.2. of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2023-12-13

Haji Valiyev

Chairman of the "Young Veterans" Public Union

221.3 (hooliganism with the use of weapons or objects used as weapons…) and 186.1 (intentional destruction or damage to another person's property - when committed with significant damage to the victim)

2025-04-07

Ibrahim Humbatov (Ibrahim Gubadoglu)

Journalist

Extortion by threats.

2023-12-11

Ilhamiz Guliyev

Lawyer and human rights activist

Illegal acquisition, storage, production, processing, and transportation of narcotic drugs without intent to sell

2023-12-04

Ilkin Amhrahov

Member of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives

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

2024-03-06

Imran Aliyev

Founder and CEO of Meclis.info

Smuggling, Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2024-04-18

Iqbal Abilov

Scientist-ethnographer, researcher, Talysh scholar

High treason (Article 274); public calls directed against the state, committed on the instructions of foreign organizations or their representatives (Article 281.3); incitement of national, racial, social or religious hatred and enmity (Article 283.1 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan)

2024-07-22

Jamil Mammadli

Blogger, independent journalist

Art. 221.2.2 (hooliganism committed by a group of persons by prior agreement), Art. 182.2.1 (extortion by threats by a group of persons, by prior agreement of property in a significant amount) and Art. 178.2 (fraud committed by a group of persons) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2023-08-20

Kenan Basqal (Kenan Zeynalov)

A bodyguard of the chairman of the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (APFP), Ali Karimli.

2025-03-22

Khayala Aghayeva

Journalist at Meydan TV

Smuggling, Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2024-12-06

Mahhamad Kekalov

Youth activist, member of the "Abzas Media"

Smuggling, Art. 206.3.2. of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2023-11-20

Mohyeddin Orucov

Labor rights activist

Large-scale drug trafficking.

2023-12-13

Mushfig Jabbar

Multimedia journalist, video editor at Toplum TV

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

2024-03-06

Nargiz Absalamova

Journalist of the "Abzas Media"

Smuggling, Art. 206.3.2. of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2023-11-30

Natig Javadli

Director of the Institute of Political Management

182.2.3 (committed by threat or use of force)

2024-12-06

Nazakat Mammadova

Political commentator

2023-10-01

Nurlan Gahramanli

Anti-war activist, blogger, and freelance reporter for Meydan TV

Conspiring to smuggle foreign currency

2025-02-20

Osman Rzayev

Journalist, editor of Demokratik.az

Extortion by threat, Art. 182.2.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2022-07-05

Polad Aslanov

Journalist, blogger

Treason, Art. 274 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2019-06-12

Rail Abbasov

Human rights defender.

Large-scale fraud

2023-09-19

Ramil Babayev

Member of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives

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

2024-03-06

Ramin Jabrayilzade (Deko)

Independent journalist, reporter

Smuggling, Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2024-12-06

Rashad Ramazanov

Blogger

Illegal drug acquisition or possession with intent to sell, Art. 234.4.3 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2022-05-20

Rufat Safarov

Human rights defender

178.3.2 (fraud committed with large-scale damage) and 221.1 (hooliganism)

2024-12-03

Ruslan Izzatli

The founding board member of Third Republic political initiative

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

2024-03-08

Sahib Mammadzadeh

Chairman of the Dashkesan branch of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP)

Article 234.4.3 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2024-03-19

Sevinj Vagifgizi

Journalist, editor of the "Abzas Media"

Smuggling, Art. 206.3.2. of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2023-11-21

Shamshad Aghayev

Editor of Argument

Conspiring to smuggle foreign currency

2025-02-05

Shanaz Huseynova

Presenter and editor at Toplum TV

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

2025-02-05

Teymur Karimov

The head of online media Kanal 11

Extortion by threat, Art. 182 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2023-12-11

Tofig Yagublu

Journalist

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)

2023-12-14

Ulvi Hasanli

Journalist, head of the "Abzas Media"

Smuggling, Art. 206.3.2. of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

2023-11-20

Ulvi Tahirov

Deputy Director of the Baku School of Journalism

Conspiring to smuggle foreign currency

2024-12-06

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