Caucasus
Azerbaijan’s “Spy Network” Charge Escalates Pressure On RFE/RL Journalists
Two Radio Azadliq journalists, already under pressure by Azerbaijan’s government, are accused of espionage.
Azerbaijani Press Launches New Attacks On Khadija Ismayilova
Azerbaijan has ratcheted up its invective against investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova, attacking her integrity and accusing her of being a “slave” to the U.S.
Threats Escalate Against RFE/RL’s Azeri Reporter Ismayilova
RFE/RL calls upon the Azerbaijani government to investigate a blackmail and intimidation campaign against investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova.
RFE/RL Reports Interference With Its Signal To Azerbaijan
RFE/RL has documented a pattern of disruption of its satellite news programming to Azerbaijan that could indicate a new level of deliberate interference, a practice known as jamming.
RFE/RL Reports Threats Against Azerbaijan Journalists Ismayilova and Hasanov
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reports persistent campaigns of intimidation against two of its Radio Azadliq journalists, Khadija Ismayilova and Yafez Hasanov.
IWMF Honors Khadija Ismayilova With “Courage In Journalism” Award
Khadija Ismayilova, investigative journalist for Radio Azadliq, has received the 2012 International Women’s Media Foundation’s “Courage in Journalism” award.
Human Trafficking Exposé Earns Honors for Radio Azadliq Reporter
A Radio Azadliq investigative report on the trafficking of Chinese laborers in Azerbaijan earned top honors from the Azeri government and several NGOs.
Radio Tavisupleba Media School Opens In Georgia
Twenty aspiring journalists in Georgia are set to begin a year of hands-on training in modern media.
RFE/RL Correspondent In Azerbaijan Targeted In Blackmail Campaign
Khadija Ismayilova, a freelancer for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) who has built a reputation in Azerbaijan as a fearless investigative reporter, has been targeted in a blackmail campaign.
Radio Azadliq Correspondent Abducted, Expelled To Iran
A freelance correspondent for RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service, Radio Azadliq, is back in Baku after being abducted and forcibly expelled to the Iranian border by unidentified men in the Azerbaijani exclave…