Friday, December 1 2023 16:00

ArmInfo.On December 1, the Union "For Freedom of Political Prisoners of Azerbaijan" (UFPPA)  published an updated list of political prisoners, which contains the names of 254 people. Over the past two months, 17 more people have been added to the list of political prisoners.

As Turan reports with reference to the UFPPA, in particular, the list  was supplemented by 5 media representatives, including the director  of the Abzas Media web paper Ulvi Hasanli, his deputy Mohammed  Kekalov, the editor-in-chief Sevinj Vagifgyzy, an employee of this  web paper Nargiz Absalamova, as well as the head of"Kanal-13"   Internet TV Aziz Orujov.

The list of political prisoners also included the chairman of the  Unity of Worthy Sons of Azerbaijan party, Rza Safarsoy, who was  arrested on charges of illegal possession of weapons. However,  according to human rights activists, he is being persecuted for  criticizing the authorities on social networks.  Member of the  Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Elnur Hasanov was arrested on  charges of drug trafficking after his criticism of the traffic  police. 12 religious activists (all Shiites) were also arrested on  charges of drug trafficking.

Political prisoners are conditionally divided into 8 groups.  Changes  were made in the "Journalists and Bloggers" group, where there were  11 people, instead of 6 people; "Members of opposition parties and  movements" - 13 people, instead of 11, "Believers" - 183 people,  instead of 182 .

In other groups there are no changes: "Human rights activists" - 2  people; "Political emigrants deported from Germany" - 5 people;  "Convicted in the Terter case" - 7 people; "Convicted in the Ganja  case" - 22 people; "Sentenced for life" - 11 people.

The list was compiled by the director of the Institute of Peace and  Democracy, Leyla Yunus, and the head of the Center for Monitoring  Political Prisoners, Elshan Hasanov.