Gubad Ibadoghlu

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Detained Gubad Ibadoghlu associate ‘threatened with sexual harassment’

by Aytan Farhadova

•2 min read

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

Gubad Ibadoghlu (centre) with two of his lawyers, Bahruz Bayramov and Zibeyda Sadigova upon his release.

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Gubad Ibadoghlu released to house arrest

by Aytan Farhadova

•1 min read

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

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Imprisoned Azerbaijani opposition figure Ibadoghlu could ‘fall into coma’

by Ismi Aghayev

•1 min read

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

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Azerbaijan detains opposition youth activist

by Ismi Aghayev

•1 min read

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

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Third Gubad Ibadoghlu associate convicted in less than a month

by Ismi Aghayev

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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

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Associate of Gubad Ibadoghlu convicted of ‘disobeying police’

by Ismi Aghayev

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A member of imprisoned Azerbaijani opposition figure Gubad Ibadoghlu’s Democracy and Prosperity Party has been sentenced to 30 days administrative arrest on charges of ‘disobeying police’. Allahverdi Babayev, who chairs the party’s Khazar District office, was convicted on Saturday by the Khazar District Court of Baku, according to his party. The party said Babayev was arrested the previous day ‘because he expressed harsh views against the government in his statement to journalists during the

Gubad Ibadoghlu outside his office. Screengrab from video, RFE/RL.

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Azerbaijani opposition figure Ibadoghlu ‘under mental duress’ in detention

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•2 min read

Detained opposition politician and economist Gubad Ibadoghlu is reportedly being pressured by the authorities to give up the contact information and whereabouts of his children living abroad in exchange for phone privileges. Ibadoghlu, the chair of the opposition Azerbaijan Democracy and Welfare party, was detained on 23 July on charges of printing, acquiring, or selling counterfeit money as part of an organised group — charges he denies and claims are politically motivated. If found guilty,