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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · 17d

Justice demands that Kenan Basqal, Novruz Tagiyev, Tofig Yagublu, and all political prisoners be released, and that those who deliberately fabricate charges to jail innocent people be held accountable before the law.

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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · 17d

As in the cases of Tofig Yagublu, Rufat Safarov, Elxan Aliyev, and others, Kenan and Novruz have been imprisoned under a pre-written script, without offering any pretext for such charges. What has been done to them is itself a crime.

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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · 17d

Their only so-called “crime” has been their determination to protect me from the regime’s provocations, even at the cost of their own freedom.
The accusations against them are entirely fabricated—the claim that Kenan Basqal stabbed someone, or that Novruz Tagiyev engaged in fraud, is pure invention.

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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · 17d

My principled friends, PFPA activists, and my voluntary bodyguards, Kenan Basqal and Novruz Tagiyev, have had their detention extended for another three months. Neither Kenan nor Novruz has committed a crime—or even the most minor legal infraction.

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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · 28d

In reality, Mr. Gasimli is no criminal. On the contrary, he is the victim: deprived of both his rightful money and his liberty.
The regime tramples on law, justice, and the Constitution in order to cling to power. But it cannot last forever.

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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · 28d

With no evidence or proof of threats, yesterday’s debtor was instantly recast as a “victim” in the eyes of investigators.
Why? Because the authorities only needed the flimsiest pretext to jail Mr. Gasimli — not for any crime, but for telling the truth and criticizing the regime.

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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · 28d

Court records show that in 2024, the Mingachevir court ruled that a former ReAl party member owed Mr. Gasimli money and was obliged to repay it. Instead of honoring the debt, this individual went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and alleged that the Mr. Gasimli had extorted money from him.

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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · 28d

They first took independent politician Azer Gasimli’s money — now they’ve taken his freedom.
Today, together with National Council chairman Jamil Hasanli and our colleagues from the Popular Front, we attended the trial of political prisoner Azer Gasimli.

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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · Sep 7

Лидера азербайджанской оппозиции, главу партии «Народный фронт» Али Керимли не выпускают из страны — власти не выдают ему загранпаспорт.
По его словам, он получил приглашение на Варшавский форум по безопасности.

www.kavkasia.net/azerbaijan/2...

Лидеру азербайджанской оппозиции уже 20 лет не позволяют выехать заграницу

Лидера азербайджанской оппозиции, главу партии «Народный фронт» Али Керимли не выпускают из страны - власти не выдают ему загранпаспорт.

www.kavkasia.net

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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ulvi Hasanli, through his personal example, is one of the courageous and steadfast figures who calls upon Azerbaijanis to fight for a democratic Azerbaijan. Without a doubt, he deserves the highest honors. Above all, he deserves stronger support from his own people — from us.

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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · Aug 27

Precisely because of this principled resistance, he has faced further pressure from the Penitentiary Service: his detention conditions have been worsened, he has been subjected to physical violence, and obstacles have been created preventing him from seeing his 3-year-old child.

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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · Aug 27

Mr. Hasanli has continued his struggle for Azerbaijan’s democratization even after being falsely imprisoned. While detained at the Baku Investigative Detention Center, he prepared two reports exposing torture and bribery.

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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ulvi Hasanli is fully deserving of this prestigious award. Since his early youth, Mr. Hasanli has fought consistently and with unwavering principles for democracy in Azerbaijan. After founding the Abzas Media project, he courageously exposed corruption within the Azerbaijani government.

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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · Aug 27

At present, Mr. Hasanli has been confirmed as one of the three finalists for this award. The final decision will be announced on September 29 during the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

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Ali Karimli @alikarimli.bsky.social · Aug 27

The founder of Abzas Media, political prisoner Ulvi Hasanli, who was falsely accused and sentenced to 9 years in prison, has been nominated for the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize of the Council of Europe.