[2] The stated purpose of the movement is to defend the constitutional and human rights of the society, and the preserval of democratic and republican values.

[3] Seven activists of N!DA, including four board members, were kidnapped and arrested with different bogus accusations a few days after the protests held against the non-combat military deaths in March and April 2013 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Later on during the investigation, they faced extra charge under Criminal Code's article 220.1 (the organization of mass disorders accompanied with violence, breaking, arson, destruction of property, application of fire-arms, explosives, and also rendering of armed resistance to representative of authority, or participation in such disorders).

[10] On 6 May 2014 the Baku Court of Grave Crimes sentenced all the young men to 6–8 years of imprisonment.

[13][14] The rest of the activists, Rashadat Akhundov, Rashad Hasanov, Mammad Azizov and Omar Mammadov were pardoned and released on 17 March 2016 ahead of Ilham Aliyev's Washington visit for the Nuclear Security Summit.