Azerbaijan
More than 20 members of Azerbaijani opposition party Popular Front detained during leader’s court hearing
Raids were also conducted at the homes of his brother-in-law Elnur Seyidov and party member and journalist Tazakhan Miralamli.
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Arrest of Azerbaijani Popular Front Party chair Ali Karimli triggers international criticism
Frank Schwabe, a German member of PACE, stated that Azerbaijan is moving ‘further away’ from European values.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan detains two members of opposition Popular Front Party
Charges against two members of the opposition Popular Front Party have not been disclosed.
2024 Azerbaijani Presidential Elections
Aliyev announces snap presidential elections for February
President Ilham Aliyev has announced that Azerbaijan will hold snap presidential elections on 7 February 2024, a year before his fourth term as president ends. Aliyev has served as Azerbaijan’s president since October 2003. In 2009, a public referendum removed a limit on the number of terms that a president could serve. Another referendum held in 2016 extended the presidential terms to seven years. The 2016 referendum also created the office of vice president, a position that has been held
Ali Karimli
‘100 arrested’ as opposition protest dispersed by police in Baku
Up to 100 people have been detained in an opposition protest organised by the Popular Front Party in front of the capital’s Executive Authority. The protest, which appears to have been attended by dozens of demonstrators, lasted for an hour before being dispersed by the police. Among their demands were the right to freedom of assembly, the release of political prisoners, the reopening of Azerbaijan’s land borders, free elections, and an end to ‘family rule’. The police had cordoned off the
Ali Karimli
Four Azerbaijani opposition Popular Front Party leaders arrested
Four members of the opposition Popular Front Party’s presidium and dozens of their activists were arrested following the massive rally in Baku on the night of 14 July during which protestors briefly occupied the Azerbaijani parliament. Fuad Gakhramanli, a member of opposition Popular Front Party’s presidium, was detained by police at his home on the afternoon of 23 July, according to a statement made by party head Ali Karimli that same day. On 24 July, the Nasimi District Court announced th
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Azerbaijan re-arrests opposition activists detained for ‘quarantine violation’
Three members of the opposition Popular Front Party who were earlier detained on quarantine violations charges have been re-arrested. Ruslan Amirov, a bodyguard for Popular Front Party leader Ali Karimli, was given 15 days of administrative detention on Friday on charges of petty hooliganism. Amirov was one of the first of dozens of opposition activists arrested during the quarantine regime in Azerbaijan. He was detained on 9 April on quarantine violation charges and released after a month.
