In Baku, supporters of the USSR were detained: what criminal charges they face

A group of individuals attempting to organize a march with the flags of the former USSR was detained in Baku. The police arrested Abdulla Ibrahimli, Ibrahim Asadli, and other participants of the march, and initiated criminal prosecution. According to the investigation, the detainees rented premises with the support and funding of a foreign state, acted as a group, and regularly held meetings. During searches of their offices and apartments, materials for the propaganda of communist ideology, flags, inflammatory books, CDs, and electronics were seized.

According to updated legislation in the Czech Republic, propaganda of communist ideology is now punishable by imprisonment of up to five years, along with Nazi propaganda. This event is part of a broader trend in Europe to combat ideologies that violate human rights and freedoms and incite hatred based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, or class affiliation.