Gulnar Salimova

Gulnar Salimova is a freelance journalist from Azerbaijan. She has also worked as a photojournalist and was named Azerbaijan’s Photographer of the Year in 2014. Her work has appeared in Chai-Khana and the Kyiv Post, among other publications.

Walking free in Azerbaijan

It’s easy to celebrate when Azerbaijan’s political prisoners are released. But ensnared by public stigma and personal trauma, what are the chances that they ever find a place for themselves in society?

By Gulnar Salimova

/ 26 Jun 2017

Forced limbo: how Azerbaijan prevents journalists from leaving the country

Many authoritarian regimes would banish troublemakers. But in Azerbaijan, dissidents and critical journalists are prevented from leaving the country.

By Gulnar Salimova

/ 27 Sep 2016