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Collection of signatures in defense of the Azerbaijani political prisoners – prisoners of conscience Raghib Piraliyev and Sharafaddin Mahmudov have been continuing On 25 February, 2013 the statements for supporting of R. Piraliyev and Sh. Mahmudov were sent from the following countries:   Azerbaijan – 14241  Austria – 29 Armenia – 14 Belarus  – 99 […]

On the call of the known playwright Rustam Ibragimbekov about necessity of creation of the National Council with the union of all opposition forces for a joint struggle during the presidential election is received the response from Canada of the following content: “We are a group of intellectuals of Canada, set up the office of […]

Ilham Aliyev, Member of Parliament and son-in-law of Ramiz Mehdiyev, the head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, speaking at a session of parliament supported the amendments to the law on religion, tighten control over religious literature and called for a decisive fight against the believers, “with long beards and short trousers.” “We have our […]

February 22, 2013 Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan made alteration in article 22 of the Law “On freedom of religion” “Books of the religious contents (on paper and electronic data carriers, audio and video materials, articles and items and other informational materials of the religious contents”. According to this citizens and religious structures are enabled […]

Prize for Human Rights in 2012, established by acting in the Czech Republic organization “People in Need” has awarded to Azerbaijani human rights defender and lawyer Intigam Aliyev. It following is stated in the Organization report: “Intigam Aliyev has been working as lawyer more than 20 years, and during this period he defended the rights […]

The International Organization for Legal Researches has made a decision on reviewing of its lists of political prisoners on Azerbaijan. It will be done according to the criteria working out in the frames of the project “Victim of the regime”. “Whether it likes to somebody or not, by our organization will be composed a list […]

The IOLR received a letter of a former officer of the Special State Guard Service of Azerbaijan which we are quoting literally “Dear Mr. President, I will not take much of your time, but kindly ask you to give instructions of your assistants carefully review my case. All my life I honestly served Azerbaijan and […]

A young man of Caucasian nationality decided to contribute in matter of the development of democracy in his authoritarian and totalitarian country and had joined a volunteer to the site «Amnesty International». A few minutes later he received an offer to support the two lesbian from Ryazan (Kate and Kate) – in particular, and to […]

Azerbaijani parliament is preparing to amend to the criminal and criminal procedural legislation with goals to reduce the period of custody pending trial and to increase a practice of cash collateral. For incomprehensible reasons, the forthcoming changes and amendments of the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code were met with hostility by a number […]