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,…

Georgia: Kavkasia TV Web Site Hacked

Media.ge, Tbilisi, 12 Jan 2009 – On the morning of January 9 Kavkasia TV staff found…

Another RFE/RL Correspondent In Turkmenistan Facing Harassment

RFE/RL, Ashgabat, 09 Jan 2008 – Osman Hallyev, a longtime correspondent for RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service, says he…

Personal blog of prime minister of Kazakhstan kicked off on governmental site

Kazakhstan Today, Astana, 09 Jan 2009 – On the governmental site of the Republic of Kazakhstan…

RFE/RL Freelance Correspondent Beaten in Tajikistan

Trend, Kulob, 08 Jan 2008 – An independent journalist in Tajikistan’s southern city of Kulob was…