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The List Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan THE LIST POLITICAL PRISONERS IN AZERBAIJAN August 2014 Many Azerbaijani human rights defenders took a personal risk to work on this list. Some were arrested even before this English translation saw the light of day. Institutions tasked with defending human rights in Europe – and in particular the Council of Europe of which Azerbaijan is a member – owe it to these brave defenders of humen rights to take this list seriously … and to act. 2 This list includes cases, studied by the Working Group led by Leyla Yunus and Rasul Jafarov. Last update of information is done on August 10, 2014 Table of Contents Preface – Standing up for European values ............................................................................... 5 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 6 Contributors ................................................................................................................................ 7 A. JOURNALISTS AND BLOGGERS .................................................................................. 8 1. Abdul Abdulmanaf oglu Abilov ......................................................................................... 8 2. Sardar Mahammadali oglu Alibayli ................................................................................... 9 3. Nijat Nazim oglu Aliyev .................................................................................................. 10 4. Parviz Kamran oglu Hashimli .......................................................................................... 11 5. Araz Faiq oglu Guliyev ................................................................................................... 12 6. Faraj Karimov, Raqif oğlu ............................................................................................... 13 7. Hilal Alif oglu Mammadov .............................................................................................. 14 8. Omar Elyar oglu Mammadov ........................................................................................... 15 9. Rauf Habibulla oglu Mirkadirov ...................................................................................... 16 10. Elsevar Nasraddin oglu Mursalli .................................................................................... 17 11. Rashad Agaeddin oglu Ramazanov ................................................................................ 18 12. Tofig Rashid oglu Yagublu ............................................................................................ 19 13. Avaz Tapdig oglu Zeynalli ............................................................................................. 20 B. HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ................................................................................... 22 14. Anar Asaf oglu Mammadli ............................................................................................. 22 15. Bashir Suleyman oglu Suleymanli ................................................................................. 23 16. Hasan Huseynli, Yahya oğlu ......................................................................................... 24 17. Emil Balamirza oglu Mammadov .................................................................................. 25 18. Gurban Jalal oglu Mammadov ....................................................................................... 26 19. Aliabbas Fakhraddin oğlu Rustamov ............................................................................. 27 20. Leyla Yunus (Leyla Islam qızı Yunusova) .................................................................... 28 21. Arif Yunus (Arif Seyfulla oğlu Yunusov) ...................................................................... 29 22. Rasul Agahasan oğlu Jafarov ......................................................................................... 31 23. Intiqam Kamil oğlu Aliyev ........................................................................................... 32 C. YOUTH ACTIVISTS ...................................................................................................... 34 24. Rashadat Fikrat oglu Akhundov ..................................................................................... 36 25. Mammad Rasim oglu Azizov ......................................................................................... 36 26. Rashad Zeynalabdin oglu Hasanov ................................................................................ 37 27. Bakhtiyar Samandar oglu Guliyev ................................................................................. 37 28. Zaur Araz oglu Gurbanli ................................................................................................ 38 29. Uzeyir Mahammad oglu Mammadli .............................................................................. 38 30. Shahin Ibrahim oglu Novruzlu ....................................................................................... 39 31. Ilkin Bakir oglu Rustamzada .......................................................................................... 39 32. Orkhan Ibrahimajdar oglu Eyyubzade ........................................................................... 40 D. POLITICIANS ................................................................................................................. 41 33. Igar Eldar oglu Mammadov ........................................................................................... 41 34. Yadigar Sadig oglu Sadigov ........................................................................................... 43 3 E. RELIGIOUS ACTIVISTS ............................................................................................... 45 35. Said Alakbar oglu Dadashbayli ...................................................................................... 46 36. Farid Nadir oglu Aghayev .............................................................................................. 46 37. Jeyhun Saleh oglu Aliyev ............................................................................................... 47 38. Rashad Ismayil oglu Aliyev ........................................................................................... 47 39. Mikayil Garib oglu Idrisov ............................................................................................. 48 40. Jahangir Ramiz oglu Karim ............................................................................................ 48 41.Rasim Rafig oglu Karimov ............................................................................................. 48 42.Samir Edik oglu Gojayev ................................................................................................ 49 43.Baybala Yahya oglu Guliyev .......................................................................................... 49 44.Emil Nuraddin oglu Mohbaliyev ..................................................................................... 49 45. Faramiz Zaynal oglu Abbasov ....................................................................................... 52 46. Rufulla Hojjatullah oglu Akhundzada ............................................................................ 52 47. Firdovsi Teymur oglu Mammadrzayev .......................................................................... 53 48. Dayanat Alaskar oglu Samadov ..................................................................................... 53 49. Movsum Mardan oglu Samadov .................................................................................... 54 50. Valeh Mammadaga oglu Abdullayev ............................................................................. 55 51. Gorkhmaz Huseyn oglu Jamalov ................................................................................... 56 52. Ali Etibar oglu Aliyev .................................................................................................... 56 53. Elimkhan Gurbankhan oglu Huseynov .......................................................................... 57 54. Samir Khanpasha oglu Huseynov ................................................................................. 57 55. Safar Rovshan oglu Mammadov .................................................................................... 58 56. Elvin Nuraddin oglu Nasirov ......................................................................................... 58 57. Jeyhun Zabil oglu Safarli ............................................................................................... 58 58. Emin Yadigar oglu Tofidi .............................................................................................. 59 59. Rza Gorkhmaz oglu Agali .............................................................................................. 60 60. Suraj Valeh oglu Agayev ............................................................................................... 60 61. Nijat Yaser oglu Aliyev .................................................................................................. 61 62. Khalid Nofal oglu Kazimov ........................................................................................... 61 63. Namig Alisa oglu Kishiyev ............................................................................................ 61 64. Ziya İbrahim oglu Tahirov ............................................................................................ 62 65. Tarlan Faiq oglu Agadadashov .....................................................................................
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