Arzu Geybullayeva
Azerbaijani columnist, blogger and journalist
Arzu Geybulla gizi Geybullayeva (Azerbaijani: Arzu Qeybulla qızı Qeybullayeva), also known as Arzu Geybulla (Azerbaijani: Arzu Qeybulla), is an Azerbaijani columnist, blogger, and journalist for several newspapers and media news outlets including Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, Global Voices, and Agos. She has also worked with several non-profit organizations and think-tanks including the National Democratic Institute and European Stability Initiative. Geybullayeva was included in the BBC's list of top women in 2014. She advocates a peaceful resolution among Armenians and Azerbaijanis over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. However, in recent years, she has received various threats mainly stemming from Azerbaijan due to her work with Agos, an Armenian newspaper. The threats were internationally condemned by various human rights organizations.
Life and career
Arzu Geybullayeva was born in Baku, Azerbaijan in August 1983. Her father, Geybulla Geybullayev, was a professor. Geybullayeva received a B.A. degree in International Relations at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. She furthered her studies at the London School of Economics and received a Master of Science in Global Politics.
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