Armenia: Criminal proceedings instituted against journalists

YPC, Yerevan, 12 Sep 2008 – Kentron Police Department instituted criminal proceedings against free-lance photo journalist…

Uzbekistan: Investigator pours boiling water on rights activist

Uznews, Nukus, 11 Sep 2008 – An investigator poured boiling water on the head of human…

Uzbekistan: Swedish journalist publishes book on Andijan massacre

Uznews, Tashkent, 11 Sep 2008 – Swedish journalist Elin Johnsson has published book entitled The Art…

Kyrgyzstan: Editor-in-chief arrested in Bishkek

24.kg, Bishkek, 10 Sep 2008 – The Alibi newspaper editor-in-chief Babyrbek Jeenbekov got arrested in Bishkek…

Uzbekistan outlaws rights activists in trials

Uznews, Tashkent, 09 Sep 2008 – The Uzbek parliament’s upper chamber, the Senate, has approved amendments…

Detained journalist appeals to Uzbek chief prosecutor

Uznews, Tashkent, 08 Sep 2008 – While waiting for his trial, Salijon Abdurahmanov, Uznews.net’s correspondent in…

UNDP Infotuk Web-Design Training for School Teachers in Turkmenistan

nCa, Ashgabat, 07 Sep 2008 – The UNDP Project “Information Sharing in Turkmenistan for Sustainable Human…

OSCE media freedom representative visits Turkmenistan

OSCE, Ashgabad, 05 Sep 2008 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti,…

Azerbaijan: Editor-in-chief imprisoned

Day.az, Baku, 05 Sep 2008 – The Yasamal district court of Baku, presided by judge Tahir…

Armenia: August became a record month by incidents with journalists

YPC, Yerevan, 05 Sep 2008 – On August 21 Yerevan Press Club, the Committee to Protect…

Tajikistan: Court restores the journalist to the work place

NANSMIT, Dushanbe, 04 Sep 2008 – The former employee of radio “Freedom” (RFE/RL) Kholiki Sanguin is…