Azeri journos, exiles and families threatened amid crushing of independent media
by Ana Ribeiro
Rights violations in Azerbaijan – including against dissidents living in exile and their relatives at home – are intensifying and setting off loud alarm bells among the international community. It’s feared that the regime’s actions threaten the fragile state of independent media in the former Soviet country.
Although Khadija Ismayilova - the most high-profile Azeri journalist to be jailed in recent times - has been released after 538 day behind bars, the situation remains perilous for her and other investigative reporters and critics of the regime. Last month, the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan upheld Ismayilova’s conviction on charges…
