#Azerbaijan - Amal Clooney: 'Why I'm defending Azerbaijani journalist (Khadija Ismayilova)' - BBC News

Published on 26 Apr 2016

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney is representing award-winning Azerbaijan reporter Khadija Ismayilova at the European Court of Human Rights. Ms Ismayilova, an outspoken critic of the government, was jailed 18 months ago. Ms Clooney has been speaking to the BBC about the journalist's case, and also gave her views on Republican presidential nomination front runner Donald Trump.

Khadija Ismayilova and her supporting cast: A troubling reality, an inspiring response https://t.co/fBNKNrb3Rw #WPFD pic.twitter.com/TYwDw7NIPm

— IFEX (@IFEX) April 29, 2016

27 May: 40 protests for Khadija Ismayilova’s 40th birthday @indexcensorship https://t.co/cxznGfpD0F #FreeKhadija

— Khadija Ismayilova (@Khadija_Ismayil) April 25, 2016

Still current analysis of #Azerbaijan from Khadija #Ismayilova . Free+democratic development necessary! @PACE_News https://t.co/fTW45VHoLA

— Frank Schwabe (@FrankSchwabe) April 21, 2016

Ban Ki-moon to visit #Azerbaijan next week. Will he raise cases of Khadija Ismayilova and Ilgar Mammadov? https://t.co/rm8KPwxoxJ

— Freedom Now (@freedomnoworg) April 20, 2016