Gubad Ibadoghlu

Gubad Ibadoghlu
Qubad İbadoğlu
Born
Gubad Bayramov

(1971-09-12) 12 September 1971 (age 53)
Ashaghy Guzlak, Fuzuli District, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship Azerbaijan
Alma materAzerbaijan State University of Economics, UNEC, PhD in Economics, 2000
Occupation(s)Political Economist, Professor
SpouseIrada Bayramova
ChildrenZhala Bayramova,
Ibad Bayramov,
Emin Bayramli
RelativesGalib Bayramov (brother)
Websitefreegubad.com thegubadfiles.com

Gubad Ibadoghlu, also spelled Gubad Ibadoglu, (Azerbaijani: Qubad İbadoğlu; born 12 September 1971) is an Azerbaijani anti-corruption advocate,[1] a scholar,[2] a critic of oil and gas industry,[3] and a prominent human rights[4] and environmental[5][6] defender, who from 2021 has been a research fellow at the London School of Economics.[2] He was supposed to start a new teaching position at TU Dresden[7] in 2023. However, on July 23, 2023 he was arrested in Azerbaijan and remains under investigation. The international community has condemned his arrest as arbitrary and politically motivated.[8][9][10][11][12] Greens–European Free Alliance nominated Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu for the Sakharov Prize in September 2024.[13]

On April 22, 2024 Gubad Ibadoghlu was transferred to house arrest. The medical examination revealed that his aorta root has expanded to the point where he needs immediate surgery.[14] TU Dresden published a statement urging the Azerbaijani government to allow him to travel to Germany to start his work there.[15]

European Court of Human Rights has implemented interim measures using the Rule 39[16] of the court due to his health condition being critical and has given his cases a priority under Article 41.[17] The court ruled that Gubad Ibadoghlu is in urgent need of medical care and hospitalization.

  1. ^ Carballo, Ana (7 May 2024). "240 organisations and individuals demand the release of detained, anti-corruption advocate, Gubad Ibadoghlu - Transparency International Australia %". Transparency International Australia. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu Senior Visiting Fellow Department of International Relations". LSE Website. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Family of Azerbaijani political prisoner Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu call on UN to act at Bonn climate meetings". Global Witness. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Statement by Steering Committee of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum on the detention and accusations against Gubad Ibadoghlu in Azerbaijan".
  5. ^ Dangerous Work: A Study of Reprisals Against Environmental Defenders in Former U.S.S.R and the U.S. Retrieved 11 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
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  7. ^ "TUD DEMANDS RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: DRESDEN FELLOW DR. GUBAD IBADOGHLU IMPRISONED IN AZERBAIJAN".
  8. ^ "Amnesty International" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Crude Accountability".
  10. ^ European Parliament. "The case of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, imprisoned in Azerbaijan" (PDF).
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  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference :7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ "European Greens Nominate Azerbaijani Activist Gubad Ibadoglu for the 2024 Sakharov Prize". turan.az. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Medical examination confirmed that Gubad Ibadoglu has serious health problems". turan.az. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Visiting scholar Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu released into house arrest". TU Dresden. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Rule 39 - ECHR - ECHR / CEDH". ECHR. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  17. ^ "AİHM Qubad İbadoğlunun şikayətini təmin etdi". MEYDAN.TV (in Azerbaijani). 21 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.