Uzbekistan fares worst in region in terms of freedom of press

Uznews, Tashkent, 11 Feb 2009 – Uzbekistan with its six imprisoned journalists is the worst among…

US negotiates with Azerbaijan on Radio Frequencies

IRFS, Baku, 10 Feb 2009 – Representatives from the US Broadcasting Board of Governors are visiting…

Georgia: Newspaper Batumelebi Awarded International Prize

Media.ge, Tbilisi, 09 Feb 2009 – The newspaper Batumelebi has been awarded the press prize by…

Convicted Karakalpak journalist’s case reaches Uzbek Supreme Court

Uznews, Tashkent, 07 Feb 2009 – The case of Salijon Abdurahmanov, who was sentenced to 10…

Election Monitoring Centre founder seeks legal action to unblock his website

IRFS, Baku, 05 Feb 2009 – The founder of the Election Monitoring Center, Anar Mammedli, has…

Armenia: Winners of "A Couple of Words About Women" Contest Announced

YPC, Yerevan, 02 Feb 2009 – On January 27 at the Yerevan State Puppet Theater the…

Slain Kyrgyz journalist’s father asks president to name murderer

Uznews, Osh, 30 Jan 2008 – Avas Saipov, the father of Kyrgyz journalist Alisher Saipov who…

Turkmenistan Health Authorities Alarmed at TV Habits of Children

nCa, Ashgabat, 29 Jan 2009 – A recent report in the Turkmen print media shows that…

Kazakhstan's media law amendments valuable first step, further reform needed, says OSCE media freedom representative

OSCE, Vienna, 28 Jan 2009 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti,…

Winners of OSCE-supported media contest highlighting women's role in Armenia receive awards

OSCE, Yerevan, 27 Jan 2009 – A television report on a female taxi driver and a…

Uzbekistan: Dissident writer Yusuf Juma isolated in prison

Uznews, Tashkent, 23 Jan 2009 – Writer Yusuf Juma, who was locked up in the Jaslyk…