Summary: Hearing #13 • Defendant Vidadi Zeynalov denied witness Javid Rasulov’s allegation about the misappropriation of 800,000 AZN; • During their courtroom testimonies, the witnesses confirmed the statements they had given to the investigative agency. On 6 January, Baku Grave Crimes Court...

On 6 January, a group of people, who had chained up themselves, attempted to hold a protest outside the building of the Presidential Administration (PA). However, they were not allowed to gather, as reported by one of the protesters by...

On 6 January, Nasimi District Court considered a petition by the prosecutor’s office concerning the extension of the pre-trial detention period of the Assistant to APFP Chairman and distribution director of Azadliq newspaper Faig Amirli, and of the term of...

On 6 January, Nasimi District Court considered a petition to extend the detention period of Fuad Ahmadli. Fuad is an activist with the opposition party, Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), his lawyer Asabali Mustafayev reported. The lawyer said that the...

Mirvari Gahramanli, Chairwoman of the Committee for Protection of Oil Workers’ Rights, has been severely harassed on a social networking website over the past 10-12 days, the human rights defender reported on 6 January. According to Gahramanli, the threats have multiplied...

On 6 January, lawyer Bahruz Bayramov met with jailed former investigator Rufat Safarov at the Baku Detention Centre. “I met with Rufat Safarov. He confirmed the reports about him sharing the cell with a particularly dangerous recidivist who has served 25...

On 6 January, jailed former investigator Rufat Safarov and jailed satirical poet Tofig Hasanli were transferred to prison. According to Safarov’s lawyer Bahruz Bayramov, his client has been transferred from Baku Detention Centre to Prison #9 of the Penitentiary Service. Note that...

On 6 January, Nasimi District Court considered a petition to extend the detention period of Fuad Ahmadli. Fuad is an activist with the opposition party, Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), his lawyer Asabali Mustafayev reported. The lawyer said that the...