17:34, March 26, 2015
Khadija Ismayilova, the investigative journalist jailed in Azerbaijan, has been allowed to see her family for the first time since her December arrest.
Ismayilova's sister, Sabina Rahimova, spoke to her through a glass window at a Baku detention center on Tuesday.
Describing the visit on Wednesday, Rahimova said that despite Ismayilova's continued detention over what are widely believed to be politically motivated charges, the reporter remains in high spirits and asked to send greetings to her friends and family.
Ismayilova was arrested on Dec. 5 and charged with inciting a former colleague to attempt suicide. Authorities have detained her ever since, later charging her over a number of new allegations including embezzlement and running an illegal business. She denies wrongdoing.
Armenian News
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