Georgia: Newspaper offices robbed

Media.ge, Tbilisi, 27 Feb 2009 – On February 26 some unidentified persons robbed the Tbilisi-based Georgia…

OSCE Centre promotes co-operation between media and law-enforcement agencies in Kazakhstan

OSCE, Astana, 27 Feb 2009 – The OSCE Centre in Astana supported training courses held today…

Azerbaijan: Day.az and Today.az projects sold

APA, Baku, 26 Feb 2009 – Day.az and Today.az projects have been sold, former editor-in-chief of…

2008 Seen As ‘Worst Year’ For Armenian Media

RFE/RL, Yerevan, 26 Feb 2009 – Press freedom in Armenia slumped in 2008 to the lowest…

Samarkand court issues warrant to arrest journalist

Uznews, Samarkand, 26 Feb 2009 – On 25 February, the Samarkand town court issued a warrant…

Uzbekistan: Authorities detain another journalist

Uznews, Tashkent, 24 Feb 2009 – The department for combating and tax and currency violations of…

Azerbaijan: Independent journalist harassed by security agents

CPJ, New York, 24 Feb 2009 – A journalist who went to interview the minister of the…

Azerbaijan: Journalist faces pressure

IRFS, Baku, 23 Feb 2009 – Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety employee Idrak Abbasov was…

Armenia: Court declines the application of "A1+" founder

YPC, Yerevan, 23 Feb 2009 – On February 19 the RA Court of Cassation declined the…

Georgia: Gamgeoba Representative Censures Local TV Information Service Activities

Kakheti Information Center, Kakheti, 18 Feb 2009 – Gela Megrelishvili of the Gurjaani (eastern Georgia) Municipality…

Azerbaijan: Training for investigative journalists

AzerPhoto, Baku, 17 Feb 2009 – On February 14-15 Investigative Journalists Network (IJN) organized training for…