Political Prisoners

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.