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Claim 665

The court's verdict and sentence.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The court's verdict and sentence.
Field
action
Value
Convicted and sentenced to seven and a half years
About
incident 2015-azerbaijan-sentences-ismayilova
Source
CPJ condemns 7.5-year prison term for Khadija Ismayilova
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2015-09-01

Quotation from the source

convicted Khadija Ismayilova...of illegal business, tax evasion, abuse of power, and embezzlement, and sentenced her to seven and a half years in prison