Fängslade journalisten Khadija Ismayilova prisas
Journalisten Khadija Ismayilova tilldelas Unesco/Guillermo Cano World press freedom prize, rapporterar TT. Sedan december 2015 har hon suttit fängslad i sitt hemland Azerbajdzjan, efter att ha samarbetat med TT, Sveriges Radio och SVT i granskningen av Telia Soneras affärer i Azerbajdzjan.
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Khadija Ismayilova
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Khadija Rovshan qizi Ismayilova (Azerbaijani: Xədicə İsmayılova, pronounced /xædiːˈdʒæ ismɑˈjɯlovɑ/; born 27 May 1976) is an Azerbaijani investigative journalist and radio host who is currently working for the Azerbaijani service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, until recently as the host of the daily debate show İşdən Sonra. She is a member of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. In December 2014, Ismayilova was arrested on charges of incitement to suicide, a charge widely criticized by human rights organizations as bogus. On 1 September 2015, Ismayilova was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison under charges of embezzlement and tax evasion.
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