Intigam Aliyev

NGO Legal Education Society’s Office Still Sealed

The office of the Legal Education Society (LES) is still sealed. The organization’s office was searched back on August 08, 2014, its director was arrested and office door was sealed. LES director Intigam Aliyev was released on parole by the...

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Human Rights Defender Intigam Aliyev Allowed to Leave Country

Sumgayit Regional Court has granted human rights defender Intigam Aliyev permission to travel abroad for a period of 10 days, the human rights defender’s son Najmin Kamil told the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS). Intigam Aliyev was arrested in...

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Two Inmates Reported Beaten to Death in Prison where Intigam Aliyev is held

Two inmates have allegedly been beaten to death in Prison #6 of the Penitentiary Service. Two other prisoners have reportedly been taken to the Inmates' Treatment Facility in grave condition after being tortured. Human rights defender Intigam Aliyev and NIDA Movement...

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Imprisoned human rights defender Intigam Aliyev turns 53

On November 30, the head of the Legal Education Society Intigam Aliyev marked his 53rd birthday in jail. It is the second year in a row that the human rights defender has spent his birthday behind bars. Since his arrest,...

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Human rights defender Intigam Aliyev needs treatment

Najmin Kamil, the son of the imprisoned human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev, talked about his father’s prison conditions on November 23. Najmin said that it is impossible for a person with his father’s medical issues to stay healthy in closed prison...

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Ministry of Justice refuses to allow journalist to interview Intigam Aliyev

The director of Turan Information Agency, Mehman Aliyev (no relation) has been denied the opportunity to interview the imprisoned human rights defender Intigam Aliyev at Prison #6, reported Mehman Aliyev himself on November 17. He received a rejection letter from the...

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Lawyer meets with Ilgar Mammadov and Intigam Aliyev in jail

Lawyer meets with Ilgar Mammadov and Intigam Aliyev in jail Lawyer Javad Javadov met with jailed REAL Movement leader Ilgar Mammadov in Prison #2 on 19 September and with jailed human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev in Prison #6 on 23 September. The...

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JOINT STATEMENT: Anniversary of human rights defender’s arrest marks one year of unprecedented repression in Azerbaijan

JOINT STATEMENT July 30, 2015 Anniversary of human rights defender’s arrest marks one year of unprecedented repression in Azerbaijan A year after the Azerbaijani government launched an unprecedented crackdown on human rights, the situation in the country continues to deteriorate. The Sport for Rights...

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Human rights defender Intigam Aliyev starts his prison sentence

Human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev, the Chairman of the Legal Education Society, was transferred from Baku Detention Facility to Prison #6 on July 28, reported his daughter Narmin Kamil. After the Baku Court of Appeals upheld his sentence on July 21,...

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Updates in trials of human rights defenders

Intigam Aliyev A preliminary appellate hearing took place in the case of human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev on 6 July at the Baku Court of Appeals. During the trial, Aliyev was kept in a soundproof class cage and not allowed to consult with...