Today in Baku, another hearing took place in the trial of human rights defender Anar Mammadli. All the theatre of justice is there, except justice itself.
Anar Mammadli should be released immediately and unconditionally.
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Today at 14:45, Anar Mammadli’s trial continues at Baku Grave Crimes Court.
He’s expected to resume his testimony exposing the political nature of the case.
We call on international observers and diplomats to be present — your presence matters.
#FreeAnar
🎂 Anar Mammadli turns 47 today — behind bars, on trumped-up charges, for his human rights work.
He should be with his son and family, not on trial.
He built democratic institutions. Now he needs ours.
✊ Free him — and all political prisoners in #Azerbaijan
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📆 Next Hearing in Anar Mammadli's trial to take place today at 14:45. We strongly encourage international community attendance🙏
The court's conduct at the 1st hearing reflects the broader pattern of repression and judicial abuse in #Azerbaijan #FreeAnar #TrialsOfDissent ⤵️
UN experts express concern over continued detention of #Azerbaijan rights defender, Anar Mammadli, in @juristnews.bsky.social by Matteo Piccioli
www.jurist.org/news/2025/05...
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UN Special Rapporteurs express grave concern over the year-long detention of #humanrights defender and political prisoner Anar Mammadli, coinciding with the opening of the trial against him, now postponed to 2 June. #FreeAnar @ginitastar.bsky.social @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social
Defending human rights should never be considered a crime. There are serious concerns that Anar Mammadli’s detention and prosecution may be in retaliation for his human rights work and his engagement with UN mechanisms. Civic participation, independent election monitoring, and cooperation with international mechanisms are the foundation of democratic societies. Criminalising these activities undermines the rule of law. This is said by four UN special rapporteurs.
🚨“Arbitrary, unjustified, and politically motivated.”
UN human rights experts sound alarm on the year-long detention of human rights defender Anar Mammadli in #Azerbaijan.
The charges must be dropped.
He must be released—now.
📢 Read the full UN statement: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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The hearing is postponed to 2 June📅
The Court accepted to postpone, the defence had not been provided with the indictment.
🚫It rejected to replace pre-trial detention with house arrest — despite Anar Mammadli's deterioriating health in detention.
❌It also denied to dismiss the case.
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9/ I urge the Government of Azerbaijan to uphold due process, respect Mr. Mammadli’s fundamental rights, and end all forms of intimidation against human rights defenders. #FreeAnar
4/ In response to these alarming developments, a group of #UNSPExperts sent a joint communication to the Government of Azerbaijan on 28 June 2024.
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👉 Read the letter here: spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...
🧵1/ Anar Mammadli, Chair of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDS), was arrested one year ago, amid growing repression against critical voices and independent election observers in #Azerbaijan.
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It has been a year since Anar Mammadli was unjustly detained in Azerbaijan. The postcards we send never reach him — but if they did, here’s what Anar's colleagues would say.
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Stylized portrait of Anar Mammadli in a poster design inspired by the iconic "Hope" graphic. The image shows Anar wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie, facing forward with a serious expression. The background is divided diagonally — red on the left and dark blue on the right — with a beige border. At the top right, the website "www.free-anar.site" is displayed in small text. At the bottom, bold navy blue capital letters read: "FREEDOM FOR ANAR MAMMADLI." The overall design uses a limited color palette of red, dark blue, beige, and muted cyan.
One year ago, Anar Mammadli was arrested in Azerbaijan for exposing election fraud and standing up for civil rights. ✊🏼⚖️
He has spent 365 days in prison for defending democracy.
Azerbaijan jails activists. The world must stop looking away. 📢🇦🇿
🔗 free-anar.site/1-year-deten...
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⚖️ Human rights leadership is measured by the will to stand up to power and stand in solidarity with the repressed
💪 This leadership is shown by @commissionerhr.bsky.social standing with Anar Mammadli and many others imprisoned in #Azerbaijan solely for their work for #HumanRights.
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🛑A year ago, Anar Mammadli was arrested — days after launching Climate of Justice ahead of #COP29.
He remains behind bars in #Azerbaijan, where political prisoners have multiplied by over 250% since 2023.
🔗 free-anar.site/1-year-deten...
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One year ago today Anar Mammadli was detained in #Azerbaijan as reprisal for his election observation and #humanrights work. His arrest is part of a worsening human rights situation in the country, marked by politically-motivated detentions of journalists and HRDs. #FreeAnar
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Anar Mammadli: One year in detention in Azerbaijan today. www.free-anar.site
⚠️ Today marks one year since human rights defender Anar Mammadli was detained in Azerbaijan.
His case stands as a symbol of the continued crackdown on civil society and media in #Azerbaijan.
Silence today would speak loudly.
🔗 free-anar.site/1-year-deten...
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Spoke with @arzugeybulla about the #HumanRights crisis in #Azerbaijan, host country of #COP29.
🎧 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172zb97cw078qm
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10/👀 Examples of domestic repression:
🔐 Gubad Ibadoghlu, an anti-corruption expert, was arrested in 2023.
🔐 Anar Mammadli, a leading human rights advocate, was detained after launching a Climate of Justice Initiative ahead of #COP29.
#FreeGubad #FreeAnar
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
«Quand on a un président qui pense que les gisements de pétrole et de gaz sont des dons de Dieu, il est impossible de proposer un nouveau chemin de transition et de modèle économique», dis-je dans Libération
🔗 www.liberation.fr/environnemen...
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CURE continues to call for the release of Anar Mammadli, the head of our member organisation SMDT, one of hundreds of political prisoners in #Azerbaijan. He received the Vaclav Havel award of the Council of Europe in 2014; special attention and effort needed by CoE and its member states
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