'Mom, Be Strong, They Won't Let Me Go'

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Investigative journalist and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova was arrested in Azerbaijan one year ago. She was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison on charges that rights groups say are retribution for her reporting on corruption. RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service spoke to Khadija's mother, Elmira Ismayilova, on December 3.