On May 25th, 2016, the world got a little bit safer. That’s because at approximately 2:00 p.m. local time, the Azerbaijan Supreme Court in Baku finally gave in to the demands of human rights activists and press freedom advocates around the world and released investigative journalist and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty contributor Khadija Ismayilova.
While we celebrate this development, this story doesn’t necessarily have a happy ending. At best Khadija’s release is a small victory in a far larger battle.
The fact is that Khadija’s unjust imprisonment is part of a larger, and deeply concerning, global trend. Governments around the world …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
