Afgan Mukhtarli Archives

14.01.19

PROTECTION PROGRAM REPORT: SUPPORT PROVIDED TO EXILED HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS FROM AZERBAIJAN IN GEORGIA

The report presents the activities carried out by the Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT) in 2014-2017, which aimed to protect the Azerbaijani human rights defenders sheltering in Georgia and to promote their civic integration in the country.The protection program implemented by the HRHT enabled more than one hundred displaced civil or political acti…

29.05.18

ONE YEAR SINCE THE DISAPPEARANCE OF AFGAN MUKHTARLI IN GEORGIA

May 29, 2018 marked one year after the alleged abduction of Afgan Mukhtarli, exiled Azerbaijani journalist and activist residing in Tbilisi. Even after one year since the launch of an investigation and despite the high public interest, the investigative authorities of Georgia have not yet published information about the progress of the inves…

29.05.18

CASE OF AFGAN MUKHTARLI: FACTS AND EVALUATION

The present document contains the facts and evaluation on the case of Afgan Mukhtarli. Afgan Mukhtarli, an Azerbaijani journalist and activist who found shelter in Georgia as the result of persecution in Azerbaijan, was allegedly abducted in Georgia on May 29, 2017, and forcibly taken to Azerbaijan where he was detained in custody. On January 12, 2…

Afgan Mukhtarli

07.05.18

AZERBAIJAN BAR ASSOCIATION SUSPENDED ADVOCACY LICENSE TO AFGAN MUKHTARLI’S LAWYER FOR ONE YEAR

Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT) and its member organizations respond to the decision of the Azerbaijan Bar Association [ABA] to suspend the license to practice law to Afgan Mukhtarli’s lawyer Nemat Karimli for one year and state that it is another clear violation of Afgan Mukhtarli’s rights alongside with the restriction of lawyer’s right to his …

29.01.18

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS REQUEST MEETING WITH THE CHIEF PROSECUTOR OF GEORGIA

On January 12, 2018, the Belakani (Azerbaijan) District court found Afgan Mukhtarli guilty in the imposed charges and sentenced him to 6 years imprisonment. The court did not satisfy any solicitations of the defense side, which aimed to confirm innocence of Mukhtarli. The below signatory organizations believe that the Belakani District Court violat…

Afgan Mukhtarli

16.08.17

FACTS ABOUT AFGAN MUKHTARLI’S CASE

Afgan Mukhtarli, citizen of Azerbaijan, is an investigative journalist and activist. He has been working as a journalist in Azerbaijan since 1999 and criticized the Azerbaijani authority and human rights violations in his country. Because of his journalistic and civic activism, he was arbitrarily arrested, physically assaulted and intimidated se…