| Ilya Azar | |
|---|---|
| Илья Азар | |
 Azar in 2012 | |
| Born | Ilya Williamovich Azar (1984-06-29) 29 June 1984 (age 40) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Higher School of Economics (2006) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Ilya Vilyamovich Azar (Russian: Илья Вильямович Азар; born June 29, 1984) is a Russian journalist, special correspondent for Novaya Gazeta since 2017, 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.
Azar was charged with organising opposition demonstrations demanding free elections to Moscow's city legislature on September 8, 2019. 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.
He was also criticized by authorities of Kazakhstan for a text at Meduza describing local separatists. This led to blocking of Meduza in Kazakhstan.
Azar is a two-time winner of the Redkollegia media award.
References
- "Илья Азар / Блоги / FAPL.ru" [Ilya Azar / Blogs / FAPL.ru]. fapl.ru.
- "Ни единого целого дома" [Not a single whole house]. Газета.Ru. 12 August 2008.
- ""Чуть-чуть до Тбилиси не дошли"" ["Slightly did not reach Tbilisi"]. Газета.Ru. 13 August 2008.
- Кузьмин, Женя (January 17, 2017). "Журналист Илья Азар устроился на работу в "Новую газету" — Офтоп на TJ" [Journalist Ilya Azar got a job at Novaya Gazeta - Offtopic on TJ]. TJ.
- "Илья Азар запустил в Хамовниках районное издание "МОХ"" [Ilya Azar launched the regional edition "MOH" in Khamovniki]. The Village.
- "Russia jails opposition protesters for violence against police". Reuters. 2019-09-03. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- "Russian outcry as journalists held during Ilya Azar protest". BBC News. 28 May 2020.
- (in Russian)"Сайт Meduza заблокировали в Казахстане за репортаж о сепаратистах" [Meduza website blocked in Kazakhstan for reporting on separatists]. republic.ru. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- "Илья Азар" [Ilya Azar]. Redkollegia (in Russian). January 2019. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- "Решением "Редколлегии"" [By the decision of Redkollegia]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2021-09-22.