Azerbaijan frees investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova
Khadija Ismayilova, a prominent, award-winning Azerbaijani journalist, was released on probation Wednesday following a storm of international protests about her imprisonment, which has been widely seen as an attempt… More
Azerbaijan Frees Khadija Ismayilova, Journalist Who Exposed Official Corruption
Under pressure for its imprisonment of an investigative journalist who had exposed official corruption, Azerbaijan freed Khadija Ismayilova on Wednesday in a move welcomed by international rights groups. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Wed., May 25
PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you a daily curated round-up of the most important free expression-related stories from around the web. Please send your feedback and suggestions to [email protected] Journalist… More
Azerbaijan: Free prisoners before Baku Grand Prix race
The Formula One Group leadership should urge the Azerbaijani government to release unjustly imprisoned activists and journalists ahead of the European Grand Prix in Azerbaijan, said the Sport for… More
PEN America Enlists Writers to Urge Egypt’s Leader to Free Author
At least 120 prominent writers and artists from around the world have signed a letter sent to Egypt’s president urging him to release Ahmed Naji, an Egyptian author and… More
PEN America Joins Call for Intervention in Case of Khadija Ismayilova
PEN America joined the call for an intervention, submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), in the case of Azerbaijani journalist, Khadija Ismayilova. More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., April 18
ISIS executes Iraqi journalist on charges of spying, Prominent Bangladeshi journalist arrested for act of sedition, Panama Papers confirm allegations reported by Khadija Ismayilova. More
Azerbaijan: Authorities Detain Writer at Airport in Attack on Free Expression
NEW YORK—Azerbaijani authorities’ detention of writer Akram Aylisli at Baku airport last week showcases the government’s continuing quashing of the right to free expression in the central Asian nation,… More
Letter from Khadija: Don’t let Azerbaijan use political prisoners as props
This is a letter written by Khadija Ismayilova from jail. It originally appeared in The Washington Post. Khadija Ismayilova is an investigative journalist and contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s… More
Joint Statement on the Release of 15 Azeri Political Prisoners & those that Remain in Jail
Sport for Rights coalition's joint statement on the release of 15 Azerbaijani political prisoners and those, like 2015 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write winner Khadija Ismayilova, that remain in… More