Baku/05.04.19/Turan: These new reports are alarming as they create a growingly hostile context for LGBTI people in Azerbaijan. ILGA Europe call on the Azeri government to bring these detentions to an immediate halt and ensure the full human rights protection of LGBTI in Azerbaijan.
Some of the detainees were fined and were arrested for 30 days for administrative misdemeanor acts.
Similarly to the raids in September 2017, it seems that law is applied arbitrarily to drive LGBT communities in Azerbaijan underground.
ILGA-Europe are extremely concerned about the detention of least 14 community members in Azerbaijan. The persons, perceived by the police as trans and gays, were arrested on 1 April due to their alleged sex work and forced to test their HIV/STI status. -16d-
Politics
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On November 26, the Baku Court of Appeals reviewed the appeal of human rights defender Anar Mammadli, who contested the extension of his detention. Mammadli's lawyer, Javad Javadov, stated that Mammadli argued the extension of his pre-trial detention was unfounded and linked the criminal prosecution to his human rights activities, Turan reported.
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On November 26, a group of reserve officers from the Nakhchivan special forces held a protest near the Azerbaijani presidential administration. The protesters participated in the 44-day war and were discharged after sustaining injuries. They claim that the payments they are entitled to have not been provided.
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On November 26, the Baku Court of Appeals heard a complaint regarding the extension of the detention of former diplomat Emin Ibrahimov. During the hearing, the investigator requested that the complaint be rejected, while Ibrahimov's lawyer, Aghil Laidj, pointed out the lack of grounds for keeping Ibrahimov in custody.
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Arrested economist Fazil Gasimov has reportedly faced pressure after protesting the interruption of a phone call with his family on November 16. "The phone call was cut off, and Fazil demanded that the connection be restored. Then, Jalal Alizadeh, a detention center officer, along with his colleagues, forcibly removed Fazil from the phone room in the medical unit of the facility, tearing his jacket and dragging him across the floor before throwing him into a cell.
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