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\nUPDATE from, 1 Sept 2015: Khadija Ismayilova, a prominent and award-winning Azeri journalist known for exposing corruption among the ruling elite, has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years for \"embezzlement, illegal business...\nUPDATE from, 1 Sept 2015: Khadija Ismayilova, a prominent and award-winning Azeri journalist known for exposing corruption among the ruling elite, has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years for \"embezzlement, illegal business activities, tax evasion and abuse of her position\". The case has sparked outrage among the international human rights community. Read the Reuters story here On 5 December 2014 the Azeri investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova was arrested and charged with \"inciting a person to attempt suicide\". Her journalism has been critical of the business dealings of the president and his family for many years. This video brings together clips of Ismayilova from the 2011 documentary \"Amazing Azerbaijan!\" in order to place her arrest in context. At the Thomson Reuters Foundation we stand for free, independent journalism, human rights, women’s empowerment, and the rule of law. We expose corruption worldwide and play a leading role in the fight against human trafficking. We use the skills, values, and expertise of Thomson Reuters to run programmes that trigger real change and empower people around the world. We tackle global issues. We achieve lasting impact. At the Thomson Reuters Foundation we stand for free, independent journalism, human rights, women’s empowerment, and the rule of law. We expose corruption worldwide and play a leading role in the fight against human trafficking. We use the skills, values, and expertise of Thomson Reuters to run programmes that trigger real change and empower people around the world. We tackle global issues. We achieve lasting impact.\n
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