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…

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,…

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…

Kazakhstan to Restore a Mosque in Cairo

Kazakhstan Today, Astana, 06 Jan 2009 – President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev signed draft of the…

Turkmen minister of communication severely reprimanded

Turkmenistan.ru, Ashgabat, 03 Jan 2009 – Turkmen minister of communication Resulberdi Hojagurbanow has been severely reprimanded…

Redenominated Manat launched in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan.ru, Ashgabat, 02 Jan 2009 – A series of banknotes and coins of newly redenominated national…

Kazakhstan: Reporter for opposition newspaper stabbed

CPJ, New York, 30 Dec 2008 – Kazakh authorities must launch a thorough investigation into the…