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Christiane Amanpour

UNESCO lauds Ismayilova amid mounting pressure for journalist’s freedom

May 3, 2016

On World Press Freedom Day, imprisoned Azerbaijani investigative reporter and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova was named the 2016 recipient of theUNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, as journalists and activists around the world invoked the day’s message to call for her release. Read More