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Khadija Ismayilova Is Released From Prison

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Khadija Ismayilova Released From Prison, Following Appeal

Azerbaijan’s Supreme Court has freed RFE/RL journalist Khadija Ismayilova from prison, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports. She was challenging her 7 1/2-year sentence on charges widely viewed as retaliation for her award-winning reporting linking members of President Ilham Aliyev’s family to corruption. WATCH: RFE/RL Live At The Court House, Baku

Savchenko Being Swapped For Russian Prisoners

Reports say Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko, who has been imprisoned in Russia, has been released in an apparent prisoner exchange and is aboard a plane flying to Kyiv. WATCH: RFE/RL Standing By Live From Kyiv Airport

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