Political prisoners

(This is an excerpted opinion piece written by jailed journalist Ulviyya Ali and shared from prison with JAMnews.) In a deeply personal letter from detention, journalist and political prisoner Ulviyya Ali reflects on the pervasive injustice in Azerbaijan—particularly the systemic violence and indifference toward the most vulnerable. Although she has been in prison for less

In a powerful letter from prison, opposition politician and National Council member Tofiq Yaqublu denounces the total collapse of the rule of law in Azerbaijan and warns that the regime’s growing repression is a sign of fear, not strength. Yaqublu writes that Azerbaijan’s law enforcement and judicial systems no longer function according to the law:

Ali Zeynal, a detained member of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives and one of the defendants in the “Toplum TV case”, has addressed an open letter to Azerbaijan’s Minister of Justice, Farid Ahmadov. In his letter, Zeynal denounces unsanitary conditions, official negligence, and retaliation at Baku Detention Facility No. 1 (Kurdakhani Prison), where he is

Elvin Mustafayev, a member of the “Workers’ Table” Trade Union Confederation, has reportedly been held in solitary confinement (punishment cell) for nearly a month. His family and lawyer have raised serious concerns about his health and are demanding his immediate release from the cell.According to his father, Elvin was first placed in the punishment cell

The Baku Serious Crimes Court has held another hearing in the “Toplum TV case,” presided over by Judge Azər Tağıyev. The indictment was read for Toplum TV journalist Müşfiq Cabbar, Institute for Democratic Initiatives (IDI) staff members Əli Zeynal and Ramil Babayev, and Third Republic Platform founding member Ruslan İzzətli. The next hearing is scheduled

On May 27, a preparatory hearing was held in the criminal case against the head of the “Majlis.info” website Imran Aliyev, his co-defendants Elgiz Gahraman and Tamella Musayeva.At the session held at the Baku Grave Crimes Court, chaired by Judge Roman Alakbarli, the questionnaire data of the accused were clarified.Then, Imran Aliyev’s lawyer Rasul Jafarov

clear 1.940 / 5.000 Übersetzungsergebnisse Übersetzung Journalist Ulviyya Ali (Guliyeva), who was arrested in the “Meydan TV case,” says that the Baku Pre-Trial Detention Center where she is being held does not provide her with the conditions for examination. In her letter to the public, she noted that the consequences of the torture she suffered while in

On May 26, a preparatory meeting was held in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, the head of the election monitoring and head of the Democratic Education Center Anar Mammadli and Social Active Anar Abdullayev.At the meeting, Anar Mammadli’s lawyer Elchin Sadigov asked the court to leave his house arrest.“In the event of an investigation,

On May 26, President Ilham Aliyev signed an order to pardon the convicted 220 people.175 of those pardoned were released from the rest of the penalty.25 people sentenced to imprisonment were reduced to half of the sentence.Among those who fall into the pardon are also a French citizen. Teo Clerk Hugo, born in 1986, was