{"id":30954,"date":"2026-02-15T20:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T19:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/free-anar.site\/?page_id=30954"},"modified":"2026-02-15T20:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T19:49:34","slug":"zabil-gahramanov","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.endrepression-az.org\/az\/political-prisoners\/zabil-gahramanov\/","title":{"rendered":"Zabil Gahramanov"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f3dc95&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;12px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;ZABIL GAHRAMANOV&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f3dc95&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-59px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1080px&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;80%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;46px|0px|4px|0px||&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1080px&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;80%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">Azerbaijani defence lawyer known for taking on politically sensitive cases and for speaking out against police abuse in the country.<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;44px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;197px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||75px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>About Zabil Gahramanov<\/h3>\n<p>Zabil Gahramanov is an Azerbaijani defence lawyer known for taking on politically sensitive cases and for speaking out against police abuse in the country.Before his arrest, he faced professional disciplinary action that many viewed as harassment due to his human rights work. On 8 October 2025, the Presidium of the Azerbaijani Bar Association suspended his licence for six months for reasons that were not clearly stated.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/free-anar.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/poster-3-scaled.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Zabil Gahramanov poster&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Zabil Gahramanov poster&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-32px|||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;363px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Case description<\/h3>\n<p>On 23 October 2025, the police department in Ganja arrested Gahramanov on charges of aggravated fraud causing considerable damage (Criminal Code Article 178.2.4) and hooliganism involving resistance to a public-order official (Criminal Code Article 221.2.2).<\/p>\n<p>On 25 October 2025, the Ganja City Court remanded Gahramanov to three months of pre-trial detention. 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