
European Court of Human Rights
Journalist Khadija Ismail wins legal battle against Azerbaijan at ECHR
The court has ordered Azerbaijan to pay Ismail $14,000 in damages.

The court has ordered Azerbaijan to pay Ismail $14,000 in damages.

Interpretations of the ruling differ between the ruling party and its ex-ally, then–Interior Minister Gakharia’s team.

The court found Azerbaijan had violated the newspaper’s freedom of expression.

The ECHR ruled that Yalchin Imanov’s disbarment is the ‘most severe professional sanction’ against him.

Russia had previously been found responsible for the damages in an April 2024 judgement by the ECHR.

The demand includes information about 23 Armenians, including former Karabakh leaders.

The 19 journalists were injured by police officers during the 2023 foreign agent law protests.