Imamaddin Alimanov

Affiliated media: YouTube channel "Xalq TV", Founder

Incident date: July 28, 2025

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Meydan.tv

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

The final hearing in the criminal case against blogger Imamaddin Alimanov, who resides abroad, took place at the Baku Court on Grave Crimes. Presided over by Judge Huseyn Huseynli, the court announced a verdict in absentia, sentencing Alimanov to seven years in prison. He was convicted under Article 12.1, 281.2 of the Criminal Code for repeated public calls against the state. Alimanov is the founder of the YouTube channel “Xalq TV.”