Ilya Vilyamovich Azar (born June 29, 1984) 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]
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- Илья Азар / Блоги / FAPL.ru fapl.ru^
- Ни единого целого дома Газета.Ru, 12 August 2008^
- "Чуть-чуть до Тбилиси не дошли" Газета.Ru, 13 August 2008^
- Женя Кузьмин. Журналист Илья Азар устроился на работу в "Новую газету" — Офтоп на TJ TJ, January 17, 2017^
- Илья Азар запустил в Хамовниках районное издание "МОХ" The Village^
- Russia jails opposition protesters for violence against police Reuters, 2019-09-03, retrieved 2019-09-07^
- Russian outcry as journalists held during Ilya Azar protest BBC News, 28 May 2020^
- Сайт Meduza заблокировали в Казахстане за репортаж о сепаратистах republic.ru, retrieved 2 March 2022^
- Илья Азар Redkollegia, January 2019, retrieved 2021-09-22^
- Решением "Редколлегии" Novaya Gazeta, 2017-03-26, retrieved 2021-09-22^