Sex during dictatorship is called novel at which Günel Imanova is just writing. The Azerbaijani exile journalist not only tells her about her homeland, she also wants to portray "Anatomy of Dictatorship". How citizens are blackmailed, and how ir private lives are controlled by Government – that is core of ir novel.
"In exile, I'm safe. I can write what I want, "says 36-year-old mor of two children who has lived with her family in Norway for about five years. The place does not want to make it known.
As a blogger she is known under name Günel Mövlud. It criticizes religious forces, traditional society, violence against homosexuals in Azerbaijan. She writes that national minorities would be oppressed. Women suffered from a law made for men. "I was aware that I had a bad reputation," says Imanova. But her motto is: "Discredit yourself for something good."
The family hostageImanova has turned Azerbaijan's government, various mosque communities and a conservative society into enemies. Now she will be threatened, she says, from different sides. We will find you, fuck and murder – she often hears something like that. As an Armenian whore, Imanova was insulted because it engaged in reconciliation and dialogue with neighbouring country of Armenia, with which Azerbaijan is in a war situation because of enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Your family is also suffering. The two brors had been arrested. Her mor got diabetes. Her far did not take any drugs against his bladder cancer in protest until he died, recounting Imanova.
She writes for Radio Azadliq (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Azerbaijan) and for Berlin Exile channel Meydan TV. Both media have long since been blocked in Azerbaijan. Given such limitations, Facebook is one of most important platforms for political exchange. Also for blogger Imanova It is an irreplaceable tool as an alternative communication channel. It tries to reach people of Azerbaijan through social networks. More than 18,500 users follow your blog on Facebook.
But not only journalists, but also users of social media are threatened in Azerbaijan. Your digital security and privacy are at risk. The family members and relatives of exiled journalists are also put under pressure and persecuted. In recent annual report of international Human rights organization Freedom House on state of Internet freedom in world, for example, it is said that in Azerbaijan, user accounts in social media would be monitored illegally by hacker attacks. Behind it is government of country.
With friendly recommendation of PresidentWhile Imanova looks at country from outside, journalists in Baku are celebrating an opening party. "The dream that has lived in our hearts for many years has become a reality," says Ilcham Guliyev. The editor-in-chief of newspaper Caspian has got a new apartment in centre of capital. It is a gift from President Ilcham Aliyev.
Azerbaijan's government has built 17-storey buildings, all with three entrances and 255 apartments. Almost exclusively journalists live re under one roof. The whole area is called City district for journalists, here media representatives have received free flats – with president's kind Recommendation: "I have always tried to support journalists," said Aliyev in his speech at opening Of second house in summer.
2013 had already received 156 journalists ' flats in a first building. Also this as a reward for your achievements. With usual salary of a journalist, buying an apartment is unimaginable. "For that we are eternally grateful to President Aliyev," says Caspian editor-in-chief. He is not only able to look forward to his colleagues in workplace: eight of his employees have also become his new neighbors.
Date Of Update: 26 December 2017, 12:02
