Life prisoners list As a war erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia as a result of separatist developments in Nagorno-Karabakh beginning from 1988 and the collapse of theSoviet Union in the early 1990s, Special Purpose Police Detachment (SPPD) took part in military operations under the leadership of Rovshan Javadov, the commander of this group. Former Special … Continue reading Life prisoners
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Ilgar Eldar oglu MAMMADOV
ACTIVIST Chairman of REAL (Republican Alternative) = Date of arrest – 4 February 2013 = Charges (2000 Criminal Code) – 220.1 -- organization of or participation in mass disorders accompanied by violence, breaking, arson, or destruction of property; 315.2 – Use of force, dangerous to life or health, against a representative of authority, in the … Continue reading Ilgar Eldar oglu MAMMADOV
The definition of a political prisoner
This Report (March 2018) has been developed on the basis of the criteria set by the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe Resolution No. 1900 of 3 October 2012. A person deprived of his or her personal liberty is regarded as a ‘political prisoner’: if the detention has been imposed in violation of one of … Continue reading The definition of a political prisoner
Mehman Rafik oglu HUSEYNOV
JOURNALIST Blogger and photographer Date of arrest – 3 March 2017 Charge (Article of the Criminal Code) – 147.2. – The slander, which relates to accusation of committing serious or especially serious crime. Penal facility – Prison No. 14 Summary of the case A well-known photographer and blogger Mehman Huseynov is an administrator of the … Continue reading Mehman Rafik oglu HUSEYNOV
Nijat Nazim oglu ALIYEV (2012-2019)
JOURNALIST editor-in-chief of "Azad heber" website Date of arrest – 21 May 2012 Charges (2000 Criminal Code) 167.2.2.1 – Importing religious literature (import, sale or distribution of religious literature, religious items and other informational materials of religious nature with the aim of reproduction, sale and distribution without appropriate authorization, when committed by a group of … Continue reading Nijat Nazim oglu ALIYEV (2012-2019)