Zahiraddin Ibrahimov
Zahireddin Ibragimov[1][2][3] (Talysh: Zahirəddin Ibragimov; 1954) a human rights activist and oppositionist of Talysh[4] origin.[5]
Biography
[edit]After finishing high school, he graduated from the Lankaran Pedagogical College and then the history department of the Azerbaijan State University. He worked as a history teacher in the village of Shaglaser. After Gorbachev's "perestroika" he became involved in social and political activities[5].
In 1997, he moved to Russia, to Yekaterinburg, and in 2002 he received Russian citizenship[6]. And in 2012, he became one of the founders of the "Talysh Cultural Center". Later, he repeatedly took part in international Talysh conferences that were held in Armenia[7]. In 2007, Ibragimov officially renounced his Azerbaijani citizenship[8].
Extradition
[edit]The chairman of the committee for the protection of the rights of ethnic minorities[9][10] and supporter of the autonomy of the Talysh people, Zahireddin Ibragimov, disappeared on March 26, 2025 after leaving his apartment in Yekaterinburg.[11][12]
Subsequently, Azerbaijani media reported that the country's special services had carried out a special operation[13][14] and that Ibrahimov was in a Baku prison under investigation[15]. The State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan brought a whole range of charges against Ibrahimov, from treason to inciting ethnic hatred and separatism, and undermining the territorial integrity of the country[16][17]. According to Zakharova[18], Ibragimov retained his Azerbaijani citizenship, but was deprived of his Russian citizenship for the illegal actions he committed[19].
References
[edit]- ^ ‘The hunter chooses the most important people’, brother of kidnapped Talysh historian says
- ^ Another important operation of State Security Service: Zahiraddin Ibrahimov brought to Baku
- ^ Azerbaijan arrests Russian citizen for promoting separatism and ties to Armenia
- ^ Azerbaijani security service kidnaps Russian citizen of Talysh origin
- ^ a b Кто такой Захириддин Ибрагимов: оппозиционера выкрал Азербайджан
- ^ Азербайджанского оппозиционного активиста с российским паспортом похитили в Екатеринбурге и вывезли из страны
- ^ Спецслужбы Азербайджана захватили гражданина РФ Ибрагимова
- ^ МИД РФ объяснил ситуацию с «похищением» из Екатеринбурга азербайджанского оппозиционера
- ^ СМИ узнали о вывозе из РФ россиянина азербайджанскими спецслужбами
- ^ Азербайджанские спецслужбы вывезли в страну гражданина РФ Ибрагимова
- ^ Another important operation of State Security Service: Zahiraddin Ibrahimov brought to Baku
- ^ Спецслужбы Азербайджана похитили в России талышского активиста, гражданина РФ Захираддина Ибрагимова — OC Media
- ^ Очередная важная операция СГБ: Захиреддин Ибрагимов доставлен в Баку
- ^ Критиковавший власти Азербайджана историк исчез в Екатеринбурге
- ^ Захиреддин Ибрагимов доставлен в Баку - спецоперация СГБ
- ^ В Азербайджан доставлен организатор антигосударственной пропаганды Захиреддин Ибрагимов - операция СГБ
- ^ СГБ: Россиянин, участник армянских пропагандистских кампаний, доставлен в Баку
- ^ Захарова: Гражданин Азербайджана Захираддин Ибрагимов был выдан по запросу Баку
- ^ В МИД России прокомментировали экстрадицию Захиреддина Ибрагимова в Азербайджан