{"id":341209,"date":"2026-02-09T13:09:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/article\/az%c9%99rbaycandaki-siyasi-m%c9%99hbuslar-tramp-administrasiyasina-aciq-m%c9%99ktub-unvanlayib\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:39:11","slug":"political-prisoners-in-azerbaijan-address-an-open-letter-to-the-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/political-prisoners-in-azerbaijan-address-an-open-letter-to-the-trump-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Political prisoners in Azerbaijan address an open letter to the Trump Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Open letter from Azerbaijani political prisoners to the Trump Administration and members of the U.S. Congress<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We, the political prisoners in Azerbaijan, are addressing you to draw your attention to the dire human rights situation in our country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, in Azerbaijan, the most authoritarian country in the South Caucasus, human rights have been completely violated, as all independent media and civil society activists, political activists, critical academics, and opposition political leaders have been arrested on unfounded charges. Freedom of the press, freedom of expression, and freedom of assembly are entirely restricted in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since decisions are made based on political orders, the basic rights of prisoners are not guaranteed in local courts, and the rulings of international courts are not enforced. In addition, the Azerbaijani authorities ignore international appeals, fail to fulfill their obligations regarding human rights, and, on the contrary, are tightening their repressive policies every day. Individuals who defend the rights of political prisoners within the country face pressure. This, in turn, leads to new arrests or forces activists to leave the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the fundamental principles of the United States\u2019 founding philosophy and a priority of its foreign policy is to defend human freedoms and democratic values around the world. Therefore, by referring to the United States\u2019 experience with political prisoners in Belarus and Venezuela, we urge you to pay attention to the human rights situation in Azerbaijan and to take concrete steps!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shamshad Agha \u2013 journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aynur Elgunesh \u2013 journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natig Javadli \u2013 journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aysel Umudova \u2013 journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aytaj Tapdig \u2013 journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ramin Deko (Jabrayilzade) \u2013 journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Khayala Aghayeva \u2013 journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ulviyya Ali (Guliyeva) \u2013 journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bahruz Samadov \u2013 academic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tofig Yagublu \u2013 politician<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Imran Aliyev \u2013 journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fatima Movlamli \u2013 journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nurlan Libre (Gahramanli) \u2013 journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Niyameddin Ahmadov \u2013 member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, political activist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ahmad Mukhtarov \u2013 journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mammad Mammadzade \u2013 civil society activist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Afiyaddin Mammadov \u2013 labor rights activist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rufat Safarov \u2013 human rights defender<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open letter from Azerbaijani political prisoners to the Trump Administration &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Political prisoners in Azerbaijan address an open letter to the Trump Administration\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/political-prisoners-in-azerbaijan-address-an-open-letter-to-the-trump-administration\/#more-341209\" aria-label=\"Read more about Political prisoners in Azerbaijan address an open letter to the Trump Administration\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":341206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80,37,38],"tags":[125,127,145,147,144],"class_list":["post-341209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-en","category-news","category-politics","tag-azerbaijan","tag-azerbaijani-opposition","tag-free-journalism","tag-government-repression","tag-press-freedom","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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