THE WORK of Khadija Ismayilova would be vital in any country but has been particularly courageous in Azerbaijan, the oil-rich sultanate ruled both before and after the Soviet collapse by Heydar Aliyev , who died in 2003, and now by his son, President Ilham Aliyev . In recent years, Ms. Ismayilova investigated the ruling family’s hidden wealth and unearthed evidence of how they acquired it through secret deals. Now, the potentates have struck back and moved to silence her, the latest example of how Azerbaijan has become a bleak dystopia for human rights and democracy.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 04:05:14 +0000
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