"The legal system is not working. Or it is working but as a toy of the government." Emin Milli once planned to become a lawyer in his native Azerbaijan. "Very fast I realized that I…
Under President Ilham Aliyev, the economy of Azerbaijan has expanded spectacularly. An oil boom has fueled a 10 fold increase in the size of its economy since he took power in 2003. But under Aliyev,…
Four independent journalists have found freedom again in Azerbaijan. Azeri President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on March 17, the eve of the Persian new year, pardoning 148 people, a group that included dissidents, journalists…
An appeals court in Azerbaijan has upheld a seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence for a prominent journalist who had reported on the business interests of President Ilam Aliyev's family. The Baku Court of Appeal rejected Khadija Ismayilova’s…
Six men have been arrested in the beating death of a journalist in Azerbaijan who criticized the sportsmanship of a member of the central Asian nation's national soccer team. Journalist Rasim Aliyev of the news…
A prominent opposition journalist and human rights activist in Azerbaijan has flown to Switzerland after spending 10 months sheltering in the Swiss embassy in the capital Baku. Emin Huseynov was flown out of the country…
The government of Azerbaijan has brought four new charges against a jailed investigative journalist known for probing the finances of the family of President Ilham Aliyev. Prosecutors charged Khadija Ismayilova, an independent journalist and contributor…
This episode of Global Journalist is audio only. With the recent arrest of Azeri investigative reporter Khadija Ismayilova, we look at Azerbaijan's crackdowns on journalists, and whether there's hope for the future. Our guests: Sylvana…
The Azeri government has jailed a prominent investigative reporter known for her persistent coverage of government corruption, human rights violations and media freedom. Khadija Ismayilova, who contributes to U.S.-backed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was arrested…
A prominent investigative reporter in Azerbaijan on trial for libel was barred from leaving the country Oct. 11 as she tried to fly to the Czech Republic to attend a media conference. Khadija Ismayilova is…
