{"id":31004,"date":"2026-02-15T21:50:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/free-anar.site\/?page_id=31004"},"modified":"2026-02-15T21:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:51:31","slug":"ulvi-tahirov","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.endrepression-az.org\/az\/political-prisoners\/ulvi-tahirov\/","title":{"rendered":"ULVI TAHIROV"},"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;ULVI TAHIROV&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/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; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><strong>Azerbaijani journalist, educator, and civil society figure; Deputy Director of the Baku School of Journalism; imprisoned under bogus charges.<\/strong><\/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;191px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||75px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>About Ulvi Tahirov<\/h3>\n<p>Ulvi Tahirov is an Azerbaijani journalist, educator, and civil society figure. He has long-standing media experience. Since 2005, he has served as the Deputy Director of the Baku School of Journalism. The school focuses on providing training and implementing educational projects for young journalists.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/free-anar.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/poster-14-scaled.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Ulvi Tahirov poster&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Ulvi Tahirov 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;642px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Case description<\/h3>\n<p>Ulvi Tahirov was arrested on 6 December 2024 at his home in connection with the criminal case targeting Meydan TV, a connection Tahirov denies. Police seized a large sum of money from his home. Tahirov claimed the money belonged to his wife, who is a taxpayer with a salary and service contracts. Police held him overnight at the police station and interrogated him without the presence of his lawyer.On 8 December 2024, the Khatai District Court remanded Tahirov for four months under charges of smuggling foreign currency by a group with prior conspiracy. He had not travelled abroad since 2022, which undermines this charge. Nevertheless, in the following months, his pre-trial detention was prolonged several times.On 28 August 2025, investigative authorities amended the charges and included additional crimes, including illegal entrepreneurship, money laundering, tax evasion, and forgery of documents.Tahirov is held in Pre-trial Detention Centre No. 1, where many other political prisoners and journalists have reported facing ill-treatment and inadequate care.<sup style=\"font-size:0.75em; line-height:1;\"><a href=\"#ref-1\">1<\/a>,<\/sup><sup style=\"font-size:0.75em; line-height:1;\"><a href=\"#ref-2\">2<\/a>,<\/sup><sup style=\"font-size:0.75em; line-height:1;\"><a href=\"#ref-3\">3<\/a>,<\/sup><sup style=\"font-size:0.75em; line-height:1;\"><a href=\"#ref-4\">4<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li id=\"ref-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.occrp.org\/en\/news\/photojournalist-jailed-as-azerbaijan-targets-independent-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.occrp.org\/en\/news\/photojournalist-jailed-as-azerbaijan-targets-independent-media<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"ref-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jam-news.net\/sunday-arrests-7-detained-in-meydan-tv-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/jam-news.net\/sunday-arrests-7-detained-in-meydan-tv-case\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"ref-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/charges-in-the-meydan-tv-case-have-been-intensified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/charges-in-the-meydan-tv-case-have-been-intensified\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"ref-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oc-media.org\/prison-conditions-in-azerbaijan-appear-to-deteriorate-in-recent-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/oc-media.org\/prison-conditions-in-azerbaijan-appear-to-deteriorate-in-recent-weeks\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-6px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||60px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Resources about Ulvi Tahirov<\/h4>\n<p>All of the <a href=\"https:\/\/free-anar.site\/resources\/\">Campaign&#8217;s resources<\/a> are created under Creative Commons License under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC0 conditions<\/a>, meaning these resources are public dedication tools, with no copyright, put into the worldwide public domain.<\/p>\n<p>Download blue background poster (<a href=\"https:\/\/free-anar.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/poster-14-scaled.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PNG<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Download square picture (<a href=\"https:\/\/free-anar.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/profile-14.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PNG<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/free-anar.site\/newsletter\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CRISIS DESK UPDATES&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;5ce38ed8-9f7f-4d7a-9cf3-ae6d408e556e&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Azerbaijani journalist, educator, and civil society figure; Deputy Director of the Baku School of Journalism; imprisoned under bogus charges.About Ulvi Tahirov Ulvi Tahirov is an Azerbaijani journalist, educator, and civil society figure. 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