Azerbaijan - Stop harassment and legal action against leading investigative journalist

Reporters without borders

The Azerbaijani authorities should immediately lift the travel ban imposed on Khadija Ismayilova and cease all legal proceedings against her. Against the backdrop of the unprecedented crackdown on civil society, Khadija Ismayilova's arrest on criminal defamation charges seems imminent and would confirm the authorities' intent to silence all critical voices in the country. As part of the International Partnership Group on Azerbaijan (IPGA), APC, ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect (...)

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