IOLR

International Organization for Legal Researches distributed an appeal of the following content: “Plutocracy Azerbaijan, declaring war people, in a geometrical progression increases the number of its victims, hourly filling the jails by new prisoners of conscience and other categories of political prisoners. One of the ways to prevent the implementing genocide is to restore a […]

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 Sharafaddin Mahmudov. As a result of falsification of evidence and forgery of documents it was indicted to Mahmudov new accusations on articles 167.2.1 (import religious literature without […]

International Organization for Legal Researches offers for discussion a definition “prisoner of conscience” the following content: “Prisoner of conscience is a person deprived a physical freedom (and limited in the rights) for his philosophy of life and based on it (peaceful) activity, excluding (all types) of violence (s) and calls to it”.  

In addressing of the “Public Chamber” is said: “With great anxiety “Public Chamber” perceived a statement of the head of the Union of Cinematographers and the leader of an Intellegentsia Forum Rustam Ibrahimbeyov about the possibility of his arrest in Azerbaijan. Strongly condemning a campaign against Ibrahimbeyov, “Public Chamber” declares unequivocal support and readiness to […]

The representatives of the Baku OSCE Office visited the family of the arrested leader of REAL, Ilgar Mammadov. According to the executive secretary of the REAL Movement, Natiq Cafarli, visitors were interested in the status of the family and informed of the measures taken by the OSCE on this issue. As it known, Ilgar Mammadov […]

Youth activist of Democratic Party (ADP) Rasul Mursalov and Ilgar Rzayev were arrested for political reasons on basis of trumped-up accusations. This was announced by a number of human rights defenders. Mursalov and Rzayev opposed the demolition of houses in the center of Baku. They have been recognized by human rights activists as a “prisoners […]

27 February, 2013 Baku Court of Grave Crimes chaired by Mahmud Agalarov completed the trial of the lawyer Bakhtiyar Mammadov. He was charged under Articles 182.3 (Extortion using violence) and 178.1 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code. since August 13, 2010 Mammadov was already on probation sentenced to 7.5 years for fraud. By combining the two […]

Press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan reported that the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina (People’s Chamber of the Parliamentary Assembly) adopted a resolution “On recognition and respect for the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.” Along with recognition and respect for the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, the resolution called for implementation of resolutions […]

25 February 2013 journalist Khadija Ismaylova was called to Binagadi District Department of execution of court decisions. There she was demanded to pay fine in amount of 400 manat for participation at unsanctioned protest action. Kh. Ismaylova refused in writing to pay fine, declaring that she considers a decision of the court illegal, based on […]