Khadija Ismayilova is a well-known Azerbaijani investigative journalist, whose work has been highly critical of the government. Due to her activities, Ms Ismayilova has been the victim of harassment, threats, a smear campaign and an unjustified prosecution. These events led to a series of judgments in her favour at the European Court of Human Rights - which remain unimplemented.
Read MoreAccording to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Turkey has more journalists in prison than any other country in the world. Ahmet Şık is a prominent Turkish investigative journalist, who was arrested and detained for his journalism in 2011.
Read MoreSerious and continuing problems with freedom of expression in Turkey have been revealed by the Court’s judgments since 1998. The case of Nedim Şener is one example. He was arrested and detained for over a year, as a result of his work as an investigative journalist.
Read MoreIn 2009 the European Court of Human Rights held that the Moldovan government had exercised political control over the main broadcaster in the country, the public media company. The government has not submitted public documents on the implementation of the case since 2011.
Read MoreGeorgiy Gongadze—a journalist and longtime critic of human rights practices in Ukraine—was kidnapped and brutally murdered in 2000. The European Court of Human Rights found that the authorities had failed to take seriously the numerous threats that Georgiy had encountered in the run up to his death. The case remains unimplemented, because journalists in Ukraine continue to be threatened and assaulted on a regular basis - and the Gongadze case has never been properly investigated. EIN member the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union advocates for the full implementation of the case, through the establishment of proper protections of all journalists.
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