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Political Prisoners

Gender
Name
Gender
Articles
Prison
Judge
Councel
Occupation
Nurlan Musayev
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
Oktay Nazim oglu Huseynzade
Male
Articles 29.120.2.1, 120.2.3, 120.2.7, 120.2.11, 29, 120.2.1, 29, 120.2.3, 29, 120.2.7, 29, 120.2.11, 214.2.1, 214.2.3, 214.2.6, 220.1, 228.3, 228.4, 278.2, 279.1-1, 281.2, 315.2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Colony No. 10 in the Narimanov District of Baku
Khagani Samadov
Osman Nariman oglu Rzayev
Male
Extortion by threat, Art. 182.2.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan
Journalist, editor of Demokratik.az
Parviz Niyaz oglu Abdullayev
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.
Polad Israyil oglu Aslanov
Male
Treason, Art. 274 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan
Penal Colony № 15 at the Boyuk Shor settlement in Baku City Nizami District
Faig Ganiev Trial Phase (Baku Grave Crimes Court); Azer Tagiyev Initial Detention Phase (Sabail District Court); Mirza Khankishiyev and Ilham Mahmudov (Supreme Court Appeal).
Defense Lawyer Elchin Sadygov; Additional Defense Kamran Musayev.
Journalist, blogger
Punhan Karimli
Male
Articles 234.4.1 (Illegal acquisition or storage for the purpose of sale, manufacture, production, processing, transportation, transfer, or sale of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy or by an organized group) and 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.
Samir Aliyev
member of the Popular Front Party
Ragib Taghiyev
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.
Rahid Ibishov
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.
believer
Rahil Agayev
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.
Rahil Guliyev
Male
228.5 of the Criminal Code (illegal acquisition, sale, or carrying of gas and cold weapons)
A member of the Garadagh district branch of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (AXCP)
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