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\n On September 1, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes sentenced award-winning investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova to 7 years and 6 months in prison. She was convicted of charges of embezzlement, illegal entrepreneurship, tax evasion, and abuse of office. The journalist was acquitted of the charge of inciting former colleague Tural Mustafayev to attempt suicide, which was the original criminal charge filed against her.\u00a0 Earlier in the trial, Mustafayev
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\n \u00a0against Ismayilova, which he said were made under pressure.\n<\/p>\n

\n According to Khadija\u2019s mother, Almira Ismayilova, Ismayilova laughed as the verdict was announced.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cShe didn’t say anything. She only laughed. Just like she always does. And she told me to say hi to everyone and tell everyone they should stay strong and step up the fight. And that they should not be afraid of anything. No one should be afraid of the court. It’s not that frightening,\u201d her mother said.\n<\/p>\n

\n Ismayilova\u2019s sentencing sparked outrage from human rights defenders and officials around the world.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe condemn today\u2019s verdict in the case of Khadija Ismayilova, which puts an outrageous yet expected ending to the grotesque proceedings against her\u201d, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator Nina Ognianova said. \u201cThe time for business as usual with Azerbaijan is over. We call on Baku\u2019s counterparts in the international community to make no further dealings with this highly repressive state until Ismayilova is unconditionally released and fully acquitted of all fabricated accusations\u201d.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cThe outrageous verdict against Khadija Ismayilova shows the Azerbaijani authorities\u2019 willingness to subvert the law to exact revenge against critics,\u201d said
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\n The US State Department issued a statement on September 1, saying that the US was \u201cdeeply troubled\u201d by the Baku court decision. \u201cWe are further concerned by reports of irregularities during the investigation and trial, including the apparent exclusion of witness testimony and other key evidence,\u201d the
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\n The UK Minister for Europe echoed that sentiment, urging \u00a0\u201cAzerbaijan to abide by its international commitments to respect the rule of law while taking concrete steps to improve their human rights record.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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