An activist of the opposition party has been arrested in Baku

The court in Baku has sentenced activist of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, Laiq Rashidov, to 10 days for administrative charges of spreading prohibited information via the internet.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", persecutions of members of the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) continue in Azerbaijan. Thus, on the morning of October 6, party member Anar Guseynov was detained near his home in Baku: he was taken to the police, and then the court imposed an administrative arrest of 20 days. Associates called the arrest politically motivated. On October 15, it became known that security forces detained APFP member Elmeddin Muradov in Baku, who received an administrative arrest of 30 days.

Activist Laiq Rashidov from the Surakhani district branch of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party was arrested for 10 days under the administrative article for spreading prohibited information on the internet. According to party representatives, Rashidov was detained on October 26.

Deputy Chair of the Narimanov district branch of the APFP Gulnara Ragimova told a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" that the activist works as a boiler repair master.

"He received an order to repair a heating boiler in one of the houses in the Garachukhur settlement of the Surakhani district (an administrative unit within Baku). While he was working, there was a knock at the door of this house, and the owner opened it. Four men in plain clothes asked the owner if his car was parked in the yard. The owner replied that the car belonged to the master. The 'uninvited guests' claimed they had damaged the car by brushing against it and asked to call the master to apologize to him. When Laiq Rashidov came to the door, they took him away," Ragimova reported.

Although the incident occurred in the Garachukhur settlement of the Surakhani district, Rashidov was taken to the 35th police station of the Khatai district of Baku, the activist noted.

According to her, the Khatai court sentenced Rashidov to 10 days of administrative arrest for publications on social media under the article for spreading prohibited information on the internet (Article 388-1.1.1 of the Administrative Code of Azerbaijan). The details of the charges are unknown to Rashidov's associates.

The head of the press service of the APFP Natig Adilov stated to a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" that Rashidov did not publish prohibited content. "His posts and reposts recently were dedicated to the demand for the release of APFP leader Ali Kerimli and other activists," Adilov said.

He called Rashidov's arrest politically motivated. According to Adilov, Rashidov became the tenth APFP activist subjected to administrative arrest since the beginning of 2026. He reminded that more than 20 other APFP figures are imprisoned on fabricated criminal charges.

The correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" was unable to obtain comments from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.