Rashid Beglaryan

Armenian civilian from Artsakh

Held Civilian

CAPTURED1 Aug 2023Aghavno, Artsakh

DAYS IN CAPTIVITY1,137and counting

CURRENT STATUSHeld

PLACE OF DETENTIONBaku

CASE STATUSSentenced to 15 years in prison in 2024

Azerbaijani forces illegally took Rashid Beglaryan, an Armenian civilian from Artsakh, hostage on August 1, 2023 near Aghavno during Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh and transferred him to Baku.

In 2024, a Baku court sentenced Beglaryan to 15 years in prison on charges connected to the First Artsakh War.