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"The current state of Ismaylova is a perfect illustration of two-faced policy of Azerbaijan towards the United States," Foreign Policy magazine notes referring to the arrest of the Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova.

The article emphasizes that on the one hand the government of Azerbaijan is funding the Western lobbyists and think tanks, assuring American and European politicians that Azerbaijan is a reliable and democratic partner; while on the other hand, its actions in their country prove a different thing.

"In recent years, the Baku regime systematically destroyed independent institutions such as the media, political parties and, more recently, non-governmental organizations; all of these was done under the pretext of protection from the Western influence," writes “Foreign Policy”, calling the move an "irony", as the events take place in a country that once was proud of being the first secular Muslim democracy in the world.

Another American publication, the USA Today, referred to the arrest of the journalist. The article contains critical statements of international organizations and influential individuals addressed to the government of Azerbaijan in connection with Ismayilova’s arrest.

"Radio Liberty", the Azerbaijani service where Khadija Ismayilova worked, also produced a number of articles on the subject, imagining what the international reaction will be after her arrest, and also released the video taken at the time of the arrest.
Such articles are also published on the websites of the online service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Indian commercial TV “New Delhi Television Limited”.

On December 5, morning, well-known Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova was detained after being questioned at the prosecutor's office. Baku Sabail District Court made a decision to detain her for two months. She was charged with incitement to suicide. If the fault of the journalist is proven, then she can be punished by a term of 3 to 7 years in prison. Khadija Ismayilova has become the target of attacks of the government for her journalistic activities. Ismayilova is an author of a number of journalistic investigations of corruption in the highest echelons of power in Azerbaijan. In recent years, she is conducting a talk show in the Azerbaijani Service of “Radio Liberty”.