Dr. Gubad Ibdaoghlu Released under House Arrest

After 274 days in detention, Dr. Gubad Inbadoghlu was released from a Baku detention center under house arrest. While still conditionally imprisoned, Dr. Ibadoghlu will now be able to receive proper medical care and be with his family for the first time since he was unjustly arrested on July 23, 2023.

His release comes after Rep. Dina Titus from Nevada introduced a bill to the U.S. Congress proposing sanctions against high-ranking Azerbaijani officials due to human rights violations and sustained political repression.

Dr. Ibadoghlu’s arrest is mentioned specifically in the bill, the draft reading: “The detention and subsequent torture and ill-treatment of opposition leaders, activists, and critics of the Aliyev government like Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, a prominent scholar who taught in the United States, raises fundamental concerns about due process and the integrity of the legal proceedings against him and others who express political dissent in Azerbaijan.”

The New University in Exile Consortium is extremely relieved that Dr. Ibadoghlu will now be able to receive proper medical attention and be in the company of his family. We now call on President Aliyev and the Azerbaijani government to drop all charges against Dr. Ibadoghlu and all other political prisoners in Azerbaijan.

To learn more about Dr. Ibadoghlu’s arrest and unjust detainment, visit freegubad.com.