Azerbaijan: Detention of journalist Khadija Ismayilova a blatant bid to gag free media

Headline Title: Azerbaijan: Detention of journalist Khadija Ismayilova a blatant bid to gag free media 05 December 2014 Today’s court order authorizing two months of pre-trial detention for the well-known Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova is just the latest move to silence independent media voices in the country, Amnesty International said.“This move has all the hallmarks of another blatant attempt to gag free media in Azerbaijan – Khadija Ismayilova is one of the last remaining independent voices in the country,” said John Dalhuisen, Europe and Central Asia…

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