Georgia: GNCC Ratified Draft Broadcasters’ Code of Conduct

Media.ge, Tbilisi, 12 Mar 2009 – On March 12 the Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) passed a…

Azerbaijan: Law on Mass Media has been changed

IRFS, Baku, 10 Mar 2009 – On 6 March, during a session of the Milli Mejlis,…

Georgia: IWPR to Hold Discussion in Signagi

Tbilisi, Media.ge, 10 Mar 2009 – On March 10, the Institute for War and Peace Reporting…

The Freedom of Expression Foundation of Oslo and ZEIT-Stiftung’s 2009 Press Prizes for Russia and Eastern Europe

Oslo, FEF, 06 Mar 2009 – The Freedom of Expression Foundation of Oslo and the ZEIT…

Azerbaijan to launch new multilingual TV channel

IRFS, Baku, 03 Mar 2009 – A new multi-lingual TV channel will open in Azerbaijan. This…

Armenia: Editor detained

YPC, Yerevan, 01 Mar 2009 – On February 24 “Haikakan Zhamanak” newspaper published an article “Now…

Georgia: Newspaper offices robbed

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

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…

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…