Elshan Rahimov
Additional Name(s): Elshan Akif oglu Rahimov
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Azerbaijan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Shi'a
Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: January//2023
Date of Sentencing: February//2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Association
Nature of Charges: Drug Trafficking & Illicit Drug Use
Elshan Rahimov
Extra Bio Info:
Elshan Rahimov is imprisoned for his religious association.
In January 2023, authorities arrested Rahimov, a member of the unregistered Muslim Unity Movement, amid a deterioration of relations between Azerbaijan and Iran and a crackdown on perceived religious Shi'a Muslims.
On an unspecified date, Rahimov was sentenced to three years in prison for "illegally purchasing or storing without a purpose of selling narcotics or psychotropic substances in a quantity (amount) exceeding necessary for personal consumption" (Art. 234.1-1 ACC).