December 21, 2018

21/12/2018: AZERBAIJAN – COURT AGAINST JOURNALIST

Vienna, 21 December 2018

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) is worried about the today court decision in Azerbaijan against a journalist. According to information before SEEMO the court is ordering investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova to pay a high fine over 23,000 EUR for an alleged tax debt.

One year ago in December 2017 Ismayilova’s bank account was suspended.