European court rules Azerbaijan prosecuted Khadija Ismayilova in retaliation for journalism

European court rules Azerbaijan prosecuted Khadija Ismayilova in retaliation for journalism

Berlin, January 28, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) January 27 ruling that Azerbaijan violated the rights of journalist Khadija Ismayilova by prosecuting and imprisoning her in retaliation for her reporting, but calls on Azerbaijan to immediately enforce the judgment.      Ismayilova, an award-winning investigative journalist, was detained in December 2014 and subsequently sentenced …