Doctor at detention center warns of serious health deterioration Ahmad Mammadli, a civic activist and founder of Yoldash Media, is at risk of losing his eyesight, according to a statement released by his Defense Committee. The committee reported that a doctor who examined Mammadli at the detention center warned that he could lose vision in […]
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A lawyer says that although Azerbaijan has mechanisms to hold police accountable for abuse, the law is not enforced effectively. Videos have circulated on social media allegedly showing teenagers subjected to police violence in Azerbaijan. On June 19, blogger Mehman Huseynov posted a video claiming that officers from Police Station No. 37 of the Khatai
A provocation was allegedly staged against imprisoned political figure Azer Gasimli during the court hearing at the Baku Court for Serious Crimes on 18 June. According to his wife, Samira Gasimli, who spoke to Meydan TV, Azer Gasimli informed her of the incident on 19 June: “On the night of 17 June, Azer was told
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Lawyer says she has appealed to the Ombudsman regarding his detention conditions Elvin Mustafayev, a member of the “Workers’ Desk” Trade Union Confederation, who is currently being held in a punishment cell (known as solitary confinement or disciplinary cell) at Penitentiary Institution No. 6, is experiencing health problems. His lawyer, Zibeyda Sadigova, told Meydan TV
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Economist Fazil Gasimov, who was sentenced to nine years in prison by the Baku Court of Serious Crimes on March 13, 2025, reportedly began a hunger strike on May 10 while being held in the Umbaki Penitentiary Complex. According to available information, Gasimov launched the strike in protest against violations of his rights within the
On June 14, representatives of the Azerbaijani Ombudsman’s Office visited the 15th Penitentiary Institution and met with Polad Aslanov, imprisoned editor-in-chief of xeberman.com. According to his wife, Gulmira Aslanova, the meeting only occurred after she publicized on social media that Ombudsman officials, who had been at the prison for three hours, had initially refused to
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Ulviyya Ali, a journalist detained as part of the “Meydan TV case”, has sent a letter from Baku Detention Center describing serious irregularities in how her complaint of police violence is being handled. Ali reports that on May 7, she was subjected to violence and threats of rape by three officers of the Baku City
The head of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (AXCP) Dashkasan district branch, Ruzi Baghirov, was sentenced to 30 days of administrative detention on June 13. The charges are based on alleged resistance to police under the Administrative Offences Code. The news was announced by AXCP leader Ali Karimli via Facebook. Karimli drew attention to what
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Three members of the opposition Musavat Party have been sentenced to prison in what the party describes as a politically motivated ruling. According to a statement released on Musavat’s official Facebook page, the Baku court sentenced: The charges stem from an incident following a New Year’s event organized by the Musavat Party’s Bilasuvar district branch
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Rahil Guliyev, a member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (AXCP) from Qaradağ District, has reportedly been charged in a new criminal case shortly after completing a 30-day administrative detention. The news was shared on Facebook by his brother Elnur Guliyev, who also serves as a volunteer bodyguard to party leader Ali Karimli. According to
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