Intimidation campaign against independent journalists heats up, says CPJ

CPJ/IFEX, New York, 18 Jan 2009 – New York, January 15, 2010 – The Committee to…

New OSCE Chairperson to outline priorities for 2010

Vienna, OSCE, 12 Jan 2010 – The new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State and Foreign…

Kazakhstan takes over OSCE Chair

OSCE, Astana, 01 Jan 2010 – Kazakhstan took over the Chairmanship of the OSCE today and…

OSCE Centre in Ashgabat announces photo contest winners

OSCE, Ashgabat, 17 Dec 2009 – The winners of the photo contest launched by the OSCE…

Court ends probe into murder of Kyrgyz journalist

Uznews, 10 Dec 2009, Osh – The Kyrgyz Supreme Court has turned down an appeal filed…

Media in Tajikistan elect first self-regulation body at meeting supported by OSCE Office in Tajikistan

OSCE, Dushanbe, 30 Oct 2009 – Delegates from Tajik media elected the country’s first media self-regulation…

German leaders urged to help release Uzbek journalist

Uznews, Tashkent, 24 Oct 2009 – The Real Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan (RUJU) and the…

Uzbek education minister describes journalism students as “terrorists”

Uznews, Tashkent, 12 Aug 2009 – Uzbek Higher and Secondary Education Minister Azimjon Parpiyev has described…

Imprisonment of journalist violates Kazakhstan's commitments, says OSCE media freedom representative

OSCE, Vienna, 11 Aug 2009 – Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media,…

OSCE media freedom representative urges Kazakh President to veto new Internet law

OSCE, Vienna, 25 Jun 2009 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti,…

EU urged to help stop violence against Uzbek dissident writer

Uznews, Tashkent, 19 Jun 2009 – Eight European and Uzbek human rights organisations have asked the…