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Khadija Ismayilova's Sentence Suspended After Supreme Court Decision

Khadija Ismayilova was arrested December 5, based on article 125 of the Criminal Court (inciting to suicide).

On May 25, following Supreme Court Decision journalist Khadija Ismayilova's sentence was suspended. Acquitted of article 179 (appropriation) and 308 (abuse of power), Ismayilova is still facing charges of illegal entrepreneurship, and tax evasion.

On September 1, the Baku Court for Grave Crimes sentenced Khadija Ismayil to 7 years and 6 months in jail. She was acquitted for the "incitement to attempt suicide" charge and found guilty on charges of tax evasion, embezzlement and misappropriation, abuse of power, and illegal enterpreneurship.

On February 23, under the decision handed by the Binegedi District Court Judge Sedreddin Haciyev, investigative reporter Khadija Ismayilova was found guilty based on the article 147.2 of the Criminal Code (slander). She was fined in the amount of 2,500Manat.

On February 13, Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General Office issued a series of additional charges against an award- winning investigative reporter Ismayilova. She is facing up to 19 years if convicted for embezzlement, tax evasion, illegal business and abuse of power.

On January 27, Sabail District Court ruled to keep Khadija Ismayil in jail for another two months. On February 5, her two-months sentence was going to finalize.

Azerbaijani government claimed there were no political motives in Ismayilova's case.

Azadliq Radio believes Ismayilova's arrest is the result of her work, investigating illegal businesses of Azerbaijani government officials.

Ismayilova, journalist and host of daily show After Work was arrested December 5 by the order of the Sabail District Court of Baku on charges brought by the prosecutor office.

She was sentenced to two months of pre-trial detention based on Article 125 of the Criminal Code (inciting to suicide) on December 5.

Her apartment was searched on December 6.

This is live blog of RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service with the most recent updates on the case.

NOTE*: Timestamps are local time in Baku

19:10 10.8.2015

Khaled Hosseini's book available in audio for visually impaired in Azerbaijan

He is Khadija Ismayil's supporter and listened to her daily radio shows on Azadliq Radiosu. His name is Maharram Shaverdi.

He recently finished the audio version of Hosseini's "Kite Runner" for visually impaired. The book was translated into Azerbaijani by Khadija.

In an interview with Azadliq Radiosu, 54 year old Shaverdi said, "Friends worked on voicing the book, I edited it for visually impaired. And every time I worked on this book, I thought of Khadija. I have great respect for her, as a human being, as a journalist".

11:05 11.8.2015

Khadija's next award

Khadija Ismayil was named one of the 4 honorees of prestigious Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism. The award was announced earlier today by the Human Rights Watch.

Khadija is honored along with Nisha Ayub, a leading human rights defender on transgender rights in Malaysia, Yara Bader, a journalist and human rights activist exposing detention and torture of journalists in war-torn Syria, Nicholas Opiyo, a leading human rights lawyer and founder of the human rights organization Chapter Four Uganda.

“The Alison Des Forges Award honors people who work courageously and selflessly to defend human rights, often in dangerous situations and at great personal sacrifice,” said Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch.

Khadija will be honored in Munich and Geneva.

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