Uznews, Tashkent, 03 Mar 2009 – Tashkent’s Shayhantahur district court on 27 February imposed fines worth…
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…
OSCE Centre promotes co-operation between media and law-enforcement agencies in Kazakhstan
OSCE, Astana, 27 Feb 2009 – The OSCE Centre in Astana supported training courses held today…
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…
Samarkand court issues warrant to arrest journalist
Uznews, Samarkand, 26 Feb 2009 – On 25 February, the Samarkand town court issued a warrant…
Uzbekistan: Authorities detain another journalist
Uznews, Tashkent, 24 Feb 2009 – The department for combating and tax and currency violations of…
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…