Khadija Ismayilova
May 26, 2016
Freedom for Khadija, But Not For Azerbaijan
Guest post by Elspeth Suthers. On May 25, 2016—two days before her fortieth birthday—Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova was released from the prison where she had spent the past one year, five...
READ MOREJune 25, 2015
Authoritarian Disinformation: All the News Unfit to Print
“Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his political allies claim to be the victims of a U.S.-sponsored campaign of diplomatic and economic aggression. Fortunately for them, a lone voice from Washington...
READ MOREMay 19, 2015
Azerbaijan’s Two Big Campaigns
The government of Azerbaijan is pursuing two big, interrelated campaigns. One of them is a relentless domestic effort against any independent voices who criticize the regime. The other is an...
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