18:34, April 16, 2015
The investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova, who was jailed in Azerbaijan in December, will be awarded the PEN American Center's prestigious Freedom to Write Award.
The accolade, created in 1987, is given annually to writers who have been persecuted or imprisoned for their work. 39 of the writers who have been honored were imprisoned at the time, and 35 of them have since been released.
Ismayilova's award-winning investigative work for OCCRP and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) exposed the business connections of Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev and his family, and alleged corruption in his inner circle.
Armenian News
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