Arrested Youth Activists Allege Torture

Giyas Ibrahimov and Bayram Mammadov, both NIDA civic movement members and final-year students at Azerbaijan Slavic University, have been arrested on drug charges. Both claim that they have been targeted for exercising their right to freedom of expression.Youth activist Giyas...

Youth Activist Arrested for Social Media Activities

      On February 16, Sabirabad regional police department arrested Rail Rustamov, youth activist and a member of Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP).   Rail Rustamov is the son of Sahib Rustamli, who is a member of APFP's Sabirabad branch. Rustamov's family was not informed...

Another Youth Opposition Activist Arrested

On December 25, Fuad Ahmadli, a member of the Youth Committee of Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), was arrested, reported the APFP.   Found guilty under Article 310.1 (resistance to police) of the Code of Administrative Offences, Ahmadli was sentenced to 10...

APFP activist arrested in Nakhchivan

  Zeynalabdin Bagirzade, an activist with the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party’s (APFP) Babek district branch in the c Autonomous Republic, has been arrested, reported his brother, Yashar Bagirsoy, the branch chairman, on November 18.   “On November 14, five employees of the local...

ALERT: Avaz Zeynalli’s health is deteriorating

The Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) is alarmed by reports of the deteriorating health of Khural newspaper chief editor Avaz Zeynalli who is currently serving a pre-trial detention. IRFS considers Zeynalli to be detained in violation of Article...
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