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We are publishing an appeal of the Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy, Leyla Yunus: “With beginning of the year it started harsh limitation of activities of the civil society institutions in Azerbaijan. In the presidential election year an executive authority in the capital and regions through the law enforcement bodies (MNS, MIA) […]

March 15, 2013 activists of the N!DA held a rally at the United Nations building in protest against the unwarranted arrests of the members of N!DA. Currently under arrest are four activists who were accused of possession of drugs and explosives things. The arrests were carried out on eve of the meeting on 10 March, […]

“Musavat” party strongly condemned the arrests of activists of NIDA public organization, and the show campaign launched by the authorities on the matter. According to the statement of the party, the NIDA Movement is an organization that fights for democratic reforms, free civil society, social and economic reforms. “The authorities are scared with such activity, […]

A member of the movement NIDA Rashad Hasanov is charged under Article 228.3 (illegal possession of firearms, explosives and explosive facilities in an organized criminal group) of the Criminal Code. The Nasimi district court on March 14 selected a measure of restriction – detention for a period of 3 months. Hasanov is held liable under […]

14 March 2013 the employees of the Ministry of National Security (MES) detained Ruslan Asad and Rashad Hasanov. Both of these young men took part in the protest on March 10 in the center of Baku. Then Ruslan was arrested, and then released. The U.S. Embassy has been informed of the detention of the employee […]

  Former officer of the presidential guard, prisoner of conscience Asif Latifov addressed with statement in which he had informed about a number of reasons deprivation his position and freedom. According to A. Latifov assertions when he was an officer of the Special State Guard service of Azerbaijan there was a car “Mercedes-600” in a […]

For the appointment of a rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan needs resolution (decision) at least 20 parliamentarians from at least five different national delegation to PACE. Everyone who is honest, give us a hand!  

March 7, 2013 it was detained three activists of NIDA – Shahin Novruzlu, Bakhtiyar Guliyev and Mammad Azizov. The court sanctioned their arrest for three months on charges of possession of drugs and explosives. The investigation revealed they had drugs and “Molotov cocktails” in their apartments, but their family members say it was all planted […]

The International Organization of Legal Research congratulates all women in the world on the occasion, wishing them good health, happiness, prosperity and success. Women are the engine of progress! No men without women!  

Investigatory Department of the Office for Combating Organized Crime of the MIA of Azerbaijan has completed an investigation on criminal case in respect of the prisoner of conscience Raghib Piraliyev. As a result of falsification of evidence and forgery of documents it was indicted to R. Piraliyev new accusations on articles 167.2.1 (import religious literature […]