# Claim 666

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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2015-azerbaijan-sentences-ismayilova)
- Source: CPJ condemns 7.5-year prison term for Khadija Ismayilova. https://cpj.org/2015/09/cpj-condemns-75-year-prison-term-for-khadija-ismay/
- 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.

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