by Michelle TrimbornThe media freedom community gave a sigh of relief when the message was spread: Azeri journalist Khadija Ismayilova was released from prison. However, this is not yet a victory as the charges are upheld.
After 538 days in prison, investigative journalist Kahdija Imayilova was freed following a decision by Azerbaijan’s supreme court on Wednesday. The original sentence of seven and a half years in prison for charges including libel and tax evasion, embezzlement and of power, announced in September 2015, was changed to a three and a half year prison term on probation as the charges of abuse…
