Gubad Ibadoghlu, who lives and works in London, has been detained in Azerbaijan since 2023 on charges he says are politically motivated.
Detained economist Gubad Ibadoghlu’s family say that doctors in Azerbaijan have refused to treat his aortic aneurysm, despite him needing an emergency surgery. Ibadoghlu, who is under house arrest, has been unable to leave the country to receive treatment abroad. His family also claim that ‘many’ doctors have refused to treat him or to provide him with medication in Azerbaijan. His daughter, Zhala Bayramova, told OC Media that Ibadoghlu suffers from a serious aortic aneurysm, and has expe
Detained economist Fazil Gasimov, an associate of economist Gubad Ibadoghlu’s, has said that he was threatened with sexual harrassment and subjected to torture and inhumane treatment. Gasimov was detained in Turkey and extradited to Azerbaijan as part of the case against economist Gubad Ibadoghlu in August. Ibadoghlu, a prominent government critic and anti-corruption campaigner, was arrested on 23 July 2023 on charges of production, acquisition, or sale of counterfeit money or securities com
Imprisoned Azerbaijani economist and political activist Gubad Ibadoghlu has been released to house arrest, as his health has reportedly continued to deteriorate. According to pro-government news agency APA, the Narimanov District Court took the decision on Monday afternoon. Ibadoghlu is a prominent government critic and anti-corruption campaigner and is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics. Ibadoghlu suffers from a number of serious health issues, including diabetes a
The lawyer and family of the imprisoned opposition figure Gubad Ibadoghlu have accused the authorities of withholding treatment to Ibadoghlu and warned that he could fall into a coma. Ibadoghlu was arrested in July 2023 on charges of printing, acquiring, or selling counterfeit money and supporting religious extremism. [Listen on the Caucasus Digest: Podcast | The arrest of Gubad Ibadoghlu] On Monday, his lawyer, Zibeyda Sadigova, stated that Ibadoghlu was being denied treatment despite suf
Azerbaijani police have detained a youth activist associated with the imprisoned opposition figure Gubad Ibadoghlu. Ayyub Chalabi was detained on 10 February. His father, Khayyam Chalabi, stated that the 23-year-old activist had disappeared after going out to buy bread from a store close to their home in Baku. ‘I learned from the neighbours that three people in civilian clothes stopped my son in the yard of our house and took him away in their car’, said Chalabi’s father, who chairs a local
A third member of imprisoned Azerbaijani opposition figure Gubad Ibadoghlu’s Democracy and Prosperity party has reportedly been sentenced to 30 days administrative arrest, the third to be charged in less than a month. Huseyn Malik was detained on Tuesday, according to the deputy chair of the party, Adalat Yusub. Yusub stated that Malik was detained for making statements critical of the government on social media. He was sentenced to 30 days of administrative arrest on charges of petty hoo
