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Political Prisoners

Gender
Name
Gender
Articles
Prison
Judge
Councel
Occupation
Elshad Sultanov
Male
Article 234.1-1 (Illegal acquisition, storage, manufacture, processing, or transportation of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities without intent to sell) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
a religious believer.
Elshad Vagif 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.
Novruz Karimov
a religious believer.
Elshan Akif oglu 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. On January 30, 2023, Elshan Rakhimov was sentenced to four months of pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times.
Pretrial Detention Facility No. 3 in the village of Shuvalan in the Khazar District of Baku.
Elnur Valiyev
member of the Muslim Unity Movement
Elshan Gasim oglu Gasimov
Male
28 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.
Gobustan Closed Prison
Ali Suleymanov
Elshan Karimov
Male
Under Article 281.1 (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 of such content) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. On April 19, 2024, the Binagadi District Court of Baku chose a preventive measure in the form of detention for a period of 3 months for Elshan Karimov. The term of detention during the investigation was subsequently extended.
Pretrial detention center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu district of Baku
Public activist and social media user
Elshan Khashimov
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.
Elshan Muhammad oglu Alakbarov
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
Natig Aliyev
a believer
Elvin Akhliman 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 Azerbaijan Republic. On March 10, 2023, Elvin Guliyev was sentenced to four months of pretrial detention during the preliminary investigation. His pretrial detention was subsequently extended several times.
Mushfig Mammadov
member of the Muslim Unity Movement
Elvin Isayev
Male
Organization of riots (Art. 220.1), public appeals directed against the state Art. 281.2 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan
Blogger
Elvin Mubariz oglu 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 Center No. 1 in the village of Kurdakhani in the Sabunchu District of Baku
a religious believer.
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