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MAY 8, 2018

Azerbaijan Supreme Court Upholds Compensation for Irina Zakharchenko and Valida Jabrayilova

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Azerbaijan Court Compensates Irina Zakharchenko and Valida Jabrayilova

A district court in Baku awarded damages to Irina Zakharchenko and Valida Jabrayilova for their unjust 11-month imprisonment.

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Azerbaijan Supreme Court Exonerates Irina Zakharchenko and Valida Jabrayilova

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Jehovah’s Witnesses Appeal Fines for Speaking About Their Beliefs

APRIL 12, 2016

Azerbaijan Police Disrupt Commemoration of Christ’s Death

MARCH 7, 2016

Irina Zakharchenko and Valida Jabrayilova Appeal Guilty Verdicts

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Azerbaijan Convicts and Releases Irina Zakharchenko and Valida Jabrayilova

JANUARY 28, 2016

Irina Zakharchenko and Valida Jabrayilova Finally Released From Unjust Imprisonment

JANUARY 15, 2016

Judge Again Postpones Hearing and Delays Women’s Release

JANUARY 7, 2016

UN Working Group Requests That Azerbaijan Release Ms. Zakharchenko and Ms. Jabrayilova

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Jehovah’s Witnesses in Azerbaijan

Overview

Jehovah’s Witnesses—1,414
Congregations—14
Attendance at the annual Memorial of Christ’s death—2,865
Ratio of Jehovah’s Witnesses to population—1 to 6,938
Population—9,810,000

Historic Milestones

JANUARY 29, 2010 — SCWRA denies Witnesses’ reregistration application
MAY 8, 2009 — Government amends Law on Freedom of Religious Beliefs, requiring reregistration
FEBRUARY 7, 2002 — Reregistration of the Baku Religious Community of Jehovah’s Witnesses with the State Committee for Work with Religious Associations (SCWRA)
JANUARY 25, 2001 — Azerbaijan becomes the 43rd member state of the Council of Europe
DECEMBER 22, 1999 — Registration of the Baku Religious Community of Jehovah’s Witnesses with the Ministry of Justice