{"id":31363,"date":"2026-02-05T20:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/?p=31363"},"modified":"2026-02-05T20:45:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:45:02","slug":"daughter-of-jailed-ngo-leader-speaks-out-our-silent-struggle-meets-only-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irfs.org\/az\/news-feed\/daughter-of-jailed-ngo-leader-speaks-out-our-silent-struggle-meets-only-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"Daughter of Jailed NGO Leader Speaks Out: Our Silent Struggle Meets Only Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"fdikk186\">Aysu Ahmadova, whose father Asaf Ahmadov leads the Ganja Regional Community Center, has spoken out after his arrest in the NGO case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"9tnor189\">In a message on social media, Aysu explained that she prefers to keep personal stuff private, but now she just can&#8217;t stay quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"4o40y192\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not one to share my personal life,&#8221; Aysu wrote. &#8220;But I can&#8217;t be quiet anymore.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"43998195\">Aysu shared that her mother is now in the hospital, battling cluster headaches, a long-term brain condition. According to Aysu, this health issue came on suddenly, turning their lives upside down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"uvnec198\">&#8220;My mom&#8217;s in the hospital,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;She&#8217;s been diagnosed with cluster headaches. It hit us hard recently, and things haven&#8217;t been the same. We&#8217;ve learned this is something she&#8217;ll deal with forever, and each attack hurts her more.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"kmw69201\">Aysu said her mother&#8217;s condition gets really bad during these attacks, hitting her memory and everyday tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"s11io204\">&#8220;When these attacks happen, my mom can&#8217;t talk, walk, eat, or even drink. It messes with her head and body. She forgets names, struggles with words, and can barely walk straight.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"plscw207\">Aysu also talked about the emotional impact on her family, watching her mother in pain. She thinks her mother&#8217;s condition is from months of worry and stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ycywa210\">&#8220;While the pain steals her voice and movement, I&#8217;m just trying to be there for her. This didn&#8217;t come out of nowhere; it&#8217;s been building up for months.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ly2tp213\">She added that with her father in jail, she&#8217;s carrying the whole family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"wyh5f216\">&#8220;I have a father, but he can&#8217;t be here. My mom&#8217;s illness, combined with my father&#8217;s absence, means everything falls on me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"y934k219\">Aysu says she&#8217;s responsible for her younger sister, her father&#8217;s needs in jail, the hospital, and everything else at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"a594u222\">&#8220;I&#8217;m looking after my little sister, making sure my dad&#8217;s okay in jail, dealing with the hospital, and running the house. On top of that, I&#8217;m trying to keep up with my studies.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"1ubik225\">Aysu writes that during the trial, she and her mother were struggling with stress and staying strong. Now she feels alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"dangg228\">&#8220;My mother and I were worn down trying to stay strong, but at least we had each other in the past. Now, trying to do it all, I&#8217;m fighting this battle by myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"sg0q0231\">Aysu has lost hope of any aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"eg04r234\">\u201cWe have no hope from human rights, family and women\u2019s groups. They are responding us with silence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"6llfq237\">Asaf Ahmadov is one of a number of people caught up in the NGO case. Around 15 people from civil society have been arrested as part of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"8nl67240\">Currently, Bashir Suleymanli, Mammad Alpay, Asaf Ahmadov, Zamin Zaki, and Ahmad Mammadzade are in jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ax6iu243\">Subhan Hasanli and Aytaj Agazade are wanted, but police can&#8217;t find them because they are out of the country. Alternative measures have been selected for the other individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"pft0f246\">Those accused say the charges are baseless and politically motivated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aysu Ahmadova, whose father Asaf Ahmadov leads the Ganja Regional Community Center, has spoken out after his arrest in the NGO case. In a message on social media, Aysu explained that she prefers to keep personal stuff private, but now she just can&#8217;t stay quiet. &#8220;I&#8217;m not one to share my personal life,&#8221; Aysu wrote. 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