Staff / TruthdigMay 25, 2016
Her release comes after Azerbaijan’s Supreme Court reduced her seven-and-a-half-year sentence by four years. Human rights advocates say the new suspended sentence is still too harsh. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 21, 2016
Azerbaijani elites are outraged that the British human rights lawyer has agreed to defend Khadija Ismayilova, the investigative journalist who was jailed after exposing corruption and abuse by the ruling Aliyev family. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 2, 2015
The award-winning Azerbaijani journalist and Truthdig Global Voices contributor, whose investigations revealed corruption and graft by her country’s ruling family, was sentenced to 7½ years in jail Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 12, 2015
Khadija Ismayilova has been imprisoned for six months for reporting abuses of power by her country’s ruling family. On the opening day of the European Games in Baku, she appealed to the international community to recognize the rot behind Azerbaijan's polished appearance. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKJan 5, 2015
Since early December, the dissident journalist and Truthdig Global Voices contributor has sat in jail as Azerbaijan's money-drenched ruling family and its allies have tried to figure out how to silence her for good.Since early December, the Truthdig Global Voices contributor has sat in jail as Azerbaijan's money-drenched ruling family and its allies have tried to figure out how to silence her for good. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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