Kyrgyz Editor Seeks Political Asylum In Europe, The Ninth In Past Two Years

RFE/RL, Bishkek, 17 Dec 2008 – Cholpon Orozobekova, editor in chief of the leading independent newspaper…

Kyrgyzstan: National TV and Radio Corporation resumed BBC broadcasts again

Fergana.ru, Bishkek, 17 Dec 2008 – Minor financial and technical problems taken care of, the National…

Uzbekistan: The authorities circumvented a French and German film show at the Museum of Cinematograph in Tashkent

Ferghana.ru, Tashkent, 16 Dec 2008 – An event organized by the Hugo Center (France) was the…

Turkmenistan drops word "Turkmenbashi" from the state anthem

Fergana.ru, Ashgabat, 16 Dec 2008 – RIA-Novosti reports indicate that the parliament of Turkmenistan passed a law…

Azerbaijan: Columnist allegedly assaulted

IRFS/IFEX, Baku, 15 Dec 2008 – On 12 December 2008, “Yeni Musavat” columnist Zamin Haji was allegedly…

Georgia: Journalists’ Association to Conduct International Conference

Media.ge, Tbilisi, 15 Dec 2008 – GenderMediaCaucasus Journalists’ Association is to conduct the fifth International Conference…

Armenia: Litigation between journalists and municipality continues

YPC, Yerevan, 13 Dec 2008 – On December 11 at the Civil Court of Yerevan hearing…

Azerbaijan: 60-year anniversary of martyr-reporter

IRFS, Baku, 12 Dec 2008 – Yesterday, 11 December, was the 60th birthday of well-known reporter…

International broadcasts on Kyrgyz airwaves should be fully restored

OSCE, Vienna, 12 Dec 2008 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti,…

Protesting for Prisoners: Armenian opposition marks Human Rights Day with a series of events

Armenianow, Yerevan, 10 Dec 2008 – Armenia’s opposition forces marched through central Yerevan and staged a…

OSCE Office supports human rights conference in Tajikistan

OSCE, Dushanbe, 10 Dec 2008 – The establishment of a Tajik human rights ombudsman institution, the…