Ilya Azar

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Ilya Azar
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Born
Ilya Williamovich Azar

(1984-06-29) 29 June 1984 (age 37)
Moscow, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Alma materHigher School of Economics (2006)
OccupationJournalist

Ilya Williamovich Azar (Russian: Илья Вильямович Азар; born June 29, 1984, Moscow) is a Russian journalist,[1][2][3] special correspondent for Novaya Gazeta since 2017,[4] former special correspondent for the online publication Lenta.ru, and a former special correspondent for the Meduza project. He was a Member of the Council of Deputies of the Khamovniki District in Moscow.[5]

Azar was charged with organising opposition demonstrations demanding free elections to Moscow’s city legislature on September 8, 2019.[6] In May 2020, he was arrested and jailed for 15 days for breaking protest laws during a protest against the detention of an campaigner against police corruption. Other journalists were subsequently arrested while protesting against Azar's arrest.[7]

He was also criticized by authorities of Kazakhstan for a text at Meduza describing local separatists. This led to blocking of Meduza in Kazakhstan.[8]

Azar is a two-time winner of the Redkollegia media award.[9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Илья Азар / Блоги / FAPL.ru". fapl.ru.
  2. ^ "Ни единого целого дома". Газета.Ru.
  3. ^ "«Чуть-чуть до Тбилиси не дошли»". Газета.Ru.
  4. ^ Кузьмин, Женя (January 17, 2017). "Журналист Илья Азар устроился на работу в «Новую газету» — Офтоп на TJ". TJ.
  5. ^ "Илья Азар запустил в Хамовниках районное издание «МОХ»". The Village.
  6. ^ "Russia jails opposition protesters for violence against police". Reuters. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  7. ^ "Russian outcry as journalists held during Ilya Azar protest". BBC News. 28 May 2020.
  8. ^ (in Russian) https://republic.ru/posts/46588
  9. ^ "Илья Азар" [Ilya Azar]. Redkollegia (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  10. ^ "Решением «Редколлегии»" [By the decision of Redkollegia]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2021-09-22.

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