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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
Was placed under police surveillance
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Anar Abdulla is an Azerbaijani freelance journalist who has recently been charged in connection with a broader criminal case targeting civil society organizations in Azerbaijan. On April 8, 2025, he was summoned to the Baku Main Police Department and subsequently charged with multiple offenses, including illegal entrepreneurship, legalization of illegally obtained property, smuggling, tax evasion, and document forgery. These charges are part of a larger case involving human rights activist Anar Mammadli, who was arrested in April 2024. Abdulla has denied all allegations against him.
Following his charges, Abdulla has been placed under police supervision, requiring him to report regularly to the authorities. This development is part of a wider crackdown on civil society in Azerbaijan, which has intensified since the arrest of Anar Mammadli and includes actions against various activists and organizations.
Abdulla maintains a presence on social media, including a Facebook profile where he lists his residence as Baku, Azerbaijan.
Anar Abdulla is an Azerbaijani freelance journalist who has recently been charged in connection with a broader criminal case targeting civil society organizations in Azerbaijan. On April 8, 2025, he was summoned to the Baku Main Police Department and subsequently charged with multiple offenses, including illegal entrepreneurship, legalization of illegally obtained property, smuggling, tax evasion, and document forgery. These charges are part of a larger case involving human rights activist Anar Mammadli, who was arrested in April 2024. Abdulla has denied all allegations against him.
Following his charges, Abdulla has been placed under police supervision, requiring him to report regularly to the authorities. This development is part of a wider crackdown on civil society in Azerbaijan, which has intensified since the arrest of Anar Mammadli and includes actions against various activists and organizations.
Abdulla maintains a presence on social media, including a Facebook profile where he lists his residence as Baku, Azerbaijan.
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
Was placed under police surveillance
Occupation:
Charges:
Arested:
Status:
Anar Abdulla is an Azerbaijani freelance journalist who has recently been charged in connection with a broader criminal case targeting civil society organizations in Azerbaijan. On April 8, 2025, he was summoned to the Baku Main Police Department and subsequently charged with multiple offenses, including illegal entrepreneurship, legalization of illegally obtained property, smuggling, tax evasion, and document forgery. These charges are part of a larger case involving human rights activist Anar Mammadli, who was arrested in April 2024. Abdulla has denied all allegations against him.
Following his charges, Abdulla has been placed under police supervision, requiring him to report regularly to the authorities. This development is part of a wider crackdown on civil society in Azerbaijan, which has intensified since the arrest of Anar Mammadli and includes actions against various activists and organizations.
Abdulla maintains a presence on social media, including a Facebook profile where he lists his residence as Baku, Azerbaijan.