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CPJ's assessment of the motive behind the prosecution.

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

Statement: CPJ's assessment of the motive behind the prosecution.
Field: stated_justification
Value: CPJ determines charges were retaliation for her reporting
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

CPJ has determined the charges to be retaliation for Ismayilova's reporting on corruption in the Azerbaijani government.