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…

Uzbekistan: Journalism student murdered

Uznews.net, Tashkent, 18 Jan 2009 – The body of journalism student Madina Mirzayeva who went missing…

Uzbekistan: Part of the opposition criticizes Radio Ozodlik

Ferghana.Ru, Tashkent, 20 Jan 2009 – A group of Uzbek opposition activists presenting themselves as “representatives…

Kyrgyzstan: Propaganda of unorthodox religious organizations banned

Ferghana.Ru, Bishkek, 19 Jan 2009 – President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev defied the United States and…

Civil.ge: Dutch TV Defends its War Report on Georgia

Media.ge, Tbilisi, 16 Jan 2009 – The Dutch broadcaster, NOS (Nederlandse Omroep Stichting), has rejected the…

Azerbaijan: TV crews under gunfire by Armenian occupation forces

IRFS, Baku, 15 Jan 2009 – Yesterday, 14 January, at around 4:30 p.m., employees of “Azad…

Call for the release of Kazakh journalist arrested in secrecy case

OSCE, Vienna, 14 Jan 2009 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti,…

Kazakh Newspaper Editor Continues Hunger Strike

RFE/RL, Almaty, 13 Jan 2009 – Ramazan Esergepov, editor in chief of the “Alma-Ata Info” newspaper,…