Kyrgyzstan draft legislation empowers government to block ‘false information’ online
June 25, 2020 5:56 PM EDT New York, June 25, 2020 – Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbay Jeenbekov should reject recently proposed
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Anti-censorship
New Tajik legislation hampers coronavirus coverage
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the withdrawal of newly approved legislative amendments in Tajikistan under which false or inaccurate
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Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Human rights must be protected during COVID-19 pandemic
29 April 2020, 03:01 UTC Governments in Eastern European and Central Asian countries are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with
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Coronavirus crisis makes reporting even harder in Tajikistan
April 9, 2020 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for more transparency and an end to harassment of journalists in Tajikistan,
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Tajikistan holds journalist on extremism charges
Move fuels fears former Soviet republic is clamping down on dissent before elections Agence France-Presse in Almaty Sun 2 Feb
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Tajik Authorities Hand Only Partial Accreditation To Four RFE/RL Staff Members In Dushanbe
DUSHANBE — Tajik authorities have again failed to fully grant the accreditation requests of RFE/RL journalists and staff members. The
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Tajikistan Approves Credentials for RFE/RL Journalists Just Ahead of November 1 Deadline
A closer look at the significance of a recent development. By Catherine Putz November 01, 2019 On October 31, Tajikistan’s Ministry
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Washington Post: Tajikistan’s crackdown on the free press must end
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Oct. 11. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) By Editorial Board Oct. 30, 2019 at 10:08
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U.S. Congressional Press Freedom Caucus Letter to Tajik President
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon A U.S. congressional group of lawmakers devoted to press freedom has expressed concern in a letter
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