Uzbekistan pardons prisoners in run-up to Independence Day

Uznews, Tashkent, 28 Aug 2008 – The Senate of the Uzbek parliament today adopted a resolution…

Azerbaijan: RFE/RL correspondents, beaten in Nakhchivan, appeal to Prosecutor's office

Day.az, Baku, 29 Aug 2008 – The Azadliq radio (RFE/RL) correspondents in Nakhchivan Malahat Nasibova and…

Tajikistan: Efficient cooperation among the media and government press services

NANSMIT, Dushanbe, 27 Aug 2008 – On 26 June, in Dushanbe, representatives of the government press…

Tajikistan: Prosecutor attempts to punish a journalist

NANSMIT, Dushanbe, 28 Aug 2008 – On 9 August 2008, the Sughd province prosecutor’s office filed…

Kyrgyzstan: OSCE rights body, CoE express disappointment at signing of amendments to assembly law

OSCE/CoE, Warsaw/Strasbourg, 27 Aug 2008 – The OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)…

Azerbaijan: RFE/RL journalists beaten in Nakhchivan, equipment broken

IRFS, Baku, 27 Aug 2008 – This morning in the village of Nahrem, in Azerbaijan’s Autonomous…

Trial of Tashkent human rights activist starts in Karakalpakstan

Uznews, Nukus, 26 Aug 2008 – The Mangit town court in Karakalpakstan’s Amudarya District today started…

EU to consider Uzbek sanctions in September-October

Uznews, Tashkent, 24 Aug 2008 – The EU will consider sanctions imposed against Uzbekistan for the…

Kyrgyzstan: Chief Editor of Oppositional De-facto Threatened

Ferghana.ru, Bishkek, 22 Aug 2008 – Cholpon Orozbekova, editor-in-chief of the oppositional De-facto newspaper, which is…

Georgia: Open Letter to Vladimir Putin

Georgia Today, Tbilisi, 22 Aug 2008 – Georgia Today provides an open letter of Redjeb Jordania…

Turkmenistan: "Sacred Ruhnama" is lowered in the academic status

Gundogar, Ashgabat, 21 Aug 2008 – Acting at the expanded session of the Cabinet of Ministers…