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Article - September 1, 2015 - A Baku court today sentenced investigative journalist and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova to seven and a half years in prison on charges widely believed to be retribution for her reporting on corruption linked to Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and members of his family.

Article - April 16, 2013 - The Board of Directors of RFE/RL, Inc. has approved the appointment of Susan McCue to serve as the Chair of RFE/RL’s corporate board, effective April 10, 2013.

Article - October 26, 2011 - Turkmen authorities have released a correspondent for RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service, who had been sentenced earlier this month to a five-year prison term in a case that drew outrage from the U.S. Congress, policymakers, foreign governments, and advocacy groups.

Article - May 7, 2009 - The head of Human Rights Watch told a gathering of RFE/RL journalists today that he is “appalled” by Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s selection of a former warlord as his running mate in upcoming elections.

Article - June 11, 2008 - Earlier this week, authorities in Uzbekistan arrested former RFE/RL journalist and human rights activist Solijon Abdurahmanov.

Article - June 6, 2008 - Intense international pressure on the Kazakh government ends a seven-week blockage of RFE/RL’s Kazakh-language website