Uzeyir Mammadli ( az, Üzeyir Məmmədli; born August 26, 1987, in Barda) is a youth activist and co-founder of N!DA Civic Movement. He is known for his arrest on March 30, 2013, a few days after the protests held in

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...

against the non-combat deaths in the military. Mammadli is accused in preparing the riots during the protests. International human rights organization,

Amnesty International Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and sup ...

recognized him as a prisoner of conscience. He was sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment on May 6, 2014, but later was pardoned and released on December 30, 2014, after 1 year 9 months imprisonment.

Education

In 2004, Mammadli graduated from a state secondary school located in Mollalı village in Barda where he was born and raised. In the same year, he moved to

to continue his education. He gained a BSc in Law degree from

Baku State University Baku State University (BSU) ( az, Bakı Dövlət Universiteti (BDU)) is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Established in 1919 by the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the university started with faculties of history and ...

in 2008. Mammadli completed his one-year compulsory military service in July 2009.Official web page of N!DA, Our political prisoners
/ref>

Activity

Uzeyir Mammadli is one of the young people who participated in the establishment of

Nida Civic Movement Nida Civic Movement ( az, Nida Vətəndaş Hərəkatı), commonly referred to as N!DA or simply Nida, is an Azerbaijani civic movement founded in early 2011 to achieve democratic and social changes in Azerbaijan. Currently it has over 350 member ...

. He was elected to the board of the movement for several times. At the same time, he was a representative of N!DA in the Committee for Protection of Youth Rights.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mammadli, Uzeyir 1987 births Living people Azerbaijani democracy activists Amnesty International prisoners of conscience held by Azerbaijan Prisoners and detainees of Azerbaijan Recipients of Azerbaijani presidential pardons Baku State University alumni

Education

Activity

See also

References