{"id":166098,"date":"2014-12-06T06:28:41","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T06:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/article\/khadija-ismayilova-investigative-journalist-arrested\/"},"modified":"2021-10-29T12:11:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T08:11:59","slug":"khadija-ismayilova-investigative-journalist-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/khadija-ismayilova-investigative-journalist-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Khadija Ismayilova, Investigative Journalist Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/az\/17068\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17068\"\/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/az\/17068\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17068\"\/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\n  Courtesy of<br \/>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azadliq.org\/content\/article\/26727471.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    Radio Azadliq.<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Today the judge of the Sabail District Court of Baku ordered the arrest of\u00a0Khadija Ismayilova, an investigative journalist with RFE\/RL\u2019s Azerbaijani Service, on charges brought by the Baku Prosecutor\u2019s Office. According to Article 125 of the Criminal Code, she faces two months of pre-trial detention. If convicted, Ismayilova faces a prison sentence from three to\u00a0seven years.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Her lawyer, Elton Guliyev, called the charges &#8220;absurd&#8221;, adding that, &#8220;Khadija herself\u00a0says that the charges are a product of her work as a journalist.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/az\/17044\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17044\"\/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\n  The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, condemned Khadija&#8217;s arrest: &#8220;The arrest of Ismayilova\u2019s arrest is nothing but \u00a0an orchestrated intimidation, which is part of an ongoing campaign aimed at silencing her free and critical voice.\u201d&#8221;<br \/>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.osce.org\/node\/130076\"><br \/>\n    said<br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  Mijatovic.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ismayilova was first taken to the Prosecutor\u2019s Office, where she was presented with the prosecutor\u2019s request for her arrest. She was then taken to Sabail District Court. Tural Mustafayev has accused Ismayilova of driving him to attempt suicide.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Khadija Ismayilova is known for her investigative work in Azerbaijan exposing President Aliyev\u2019s family businesses. She is also a radio host and investigative reporter with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The next day, the Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev accused Khadija Ismayilova of treason, calling Azadliq Radio employees \u201cspies\u201d. In a 60-page statement titled \u201cA world order of double standards and modern Azerbaijan\u201d, Mehdiyev writes, \u201c[The opposition\u2019s] main concern is lip service to their bosses abroad, and maintaining good relations with them. Azadliq Radio\u2019s journalist Khadija Ismayil is the best example. Together with her colleagues, she hosts anti-Azerbaijani shows, makes absurd statements, openly demonstrates a destructive attitude towards well-known members of the Azerbaijani community, and spreads insulting lies. It is clear that this sort of defiance pleases Ms. Ismayilova\u2019s patrons abroad.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He continues: \u201cThere is an understanding within society, that Radio Azadliq and its employees are on a disgusting path. There is no need to prove that provision of false information is the same as working for the foreign secret service. This is treason. This is what all journalists and people with healthy mind sets think. If the Khadija Ismayilova is a symbol of democracy, then it is awful to imagine what future awaits society.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/az\/17065\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17065\"\/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\n  <b><br \/>\n    In a statement, RFE\/RL&#8217;s Editor In Chief Nenad Pejic condemned the arrest of journalist. &#8220;The arrest and detention of Khadija Ismayilova is the latest attempt in a two-year campaign to silence a journalist who has investigated government corruption and human rights abuses in Azerbaijan. The charges brought against her today are outrageous. Khadija is being punished for her journalism.&#8221;<br \/>\n  <\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Khadija\u00a0was named one of the \u201cBrave Thinkers of the World\u201d by Atlantic magazine. In 2012, she received the \u201cGerd Bucerius Free Press of Eastern Europe Award\u201d, and the U.S.-based International Women\u2019s Media Foundation\u2019s \u201cCourage of Journalism Award\u201d. \u00a0She is also the recipient of\u00a0the \u201c<br \/>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/rferl-azeri-journalists-win-global-investigative-reporting-award\/25137911.html\"><br \/>\n    Global Shining Award<br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  \u201d\u00a0for her work in exposing<br \/>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/azerbaijan_gold-field_contract_awarded_to_presidents_family\/24569192.html\"><br \/>\n    \u201cquestionable business dealings\u201d<br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  \u00a0involving the<br \/>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/content\/Aliyevs_Azerbaijani_Empire_Grows_As_Daughter_Joins_The_Game\/2127137.html\"><br \/>\n    ruling family.<br \/>\n  <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Azerbaijan&#8217;s prominent investigative journalist, Khadija Ismayilova was arrested today and sentenced to two months of pretrial detention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":17068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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