Author Ramazanov has been jailed multiple times on retaliatory charges. In 2013, he was sentenced to 9 years in prison on fabricated drug charges, but was pardoned by President lham Aliyev in a mass amnesty in March 2019. Arrested again in May 2022 for “drug trafficking,” which he claims is in response to his Facebook posts, he was sentenced in February 2024 to 5 years and 4 months. He is reportedly being held in poor and unsafe prison conditions.
Rashad Ramazanov
Is case active: Yes
Country:Azerbaijan
Region:Europe and Central Asia
Gender:Male
Status:Imprisoned