Aliyev bears responsibility for the health of Dr. Gubad Ibadoglu’s wife – Chris Smith
U.S. Congressman Chris Smith, Chairman of the House Global Human Rights Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to reports that Irada Bayramova, the wife of Azerbaijani political prisoner Dr. Gubad Ibadoglu, continues to suffer severe physical trauma from a brutal arrest executed last year by Azerbaijani police:
“The savage beating of a political prisoner’s wife—a woman who has not engaged in any public political activity—marks a new low for the Azerbaijani government.
Azerbaijan’s ruthless dictator Ilham Aliyev bears total responsibility for the current state of Dr. Ibadoglu’s health and for that of his wife Irada.
The Biden Administration must do everything in its power to assist and protect Dr. Ibadoglu, his wife Irada, and their children—including their son who recently graduated from Rutgers University—from further threats and speak out much more boldly in the defense of Aliyev’s political prisoners.”
Politics
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Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister JeyhunBayramov expressed condolences to his Turkish counterpart, HakanFidan, on Monday following a tragic fire at a hotel in Turkey's Kartalkaya mountain ski resort in Bolu province.
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Today, the Sabail District Court considered a motion to transfer young researcher Bakhruz Samedov, who is accused of "high treason," to house arrest.
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On January 22, lawyer Zibeyda Sadigova visited journalist Farid Ismayilov at the Baku Detention Center No. 1, who was arrested on January 17 in connection with the Toplum TV case. Ismayilov had been brought in for questioning back in March 2024 and placed under police supervision.
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On February 3, the trial of public activist Nijat Ibrahim will begin in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. This decision was made on Wednesday at a preparatory hearing by Judge Aygun Gurbanova. According to lawyer Zibeida Sadigova, Ibrahim was taken to court in handcuffs. There were guards sitting next to him throughout the whole process.
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