Ilya Azar
Born
Ilya Williamovich Azar

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

Ilya Vilyamovich 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" [Ilya Azar / Blogs / FAPL.ru]. fapl.ru.
  2. ↑ "Ни единого целого дома" [Not a single whole house]. Газета.Ru. 12 August 2008.
  3. ↑ ""Чуть-чуть до Тбилиси не дошли"" ["Slightly did not reach Tbilisi"]. Газета.Ru. 13 August 2008.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Илья Азар запустил в Хамовниках районное издание "МОХ"" [Ilya Azar launched the regional edition "MOH" in Khamovniki]. 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)"Сайт Meduza заблокировали в Казахстане за репортаж о сепаратистах" [Meduza website blocked in Kazakhstan for reporting on separatists]. republic.ru. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Илья Азар" [Ilya Azar]. Redkollegia (in Russian). January 2019. 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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