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Azerbaijan Journalist Khadija Ismayilova Released

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Azerbaijan Journalist Khadija Ismayilova Released
KHADIJA ISMAYILOVA
PHOTO: RFE/RL

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has just issued a decision on early conditional release of the political prisoner.

Today, the court in Baku, considering the appeal of the Azerbaijan journalist Khadija Ismayilova, has taken the decision to release her, Radio Svaboda reports.

We remind, Khadija Ismayilova is known as the author of a series of journalist investigations, unmasking corruption in the authoritative circles and numerous violations of human rights in Azerbaijan. On September 1, 2015 the Court of Baku sentenced Khadija Ismayilova to 7,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of common regime. She was sentenced for misappropriation and embezzlement, illegal entrepreneurship, tax evasion and abuse of official duties.

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