Kyrgyzstan: Don’t Return Asylum Seeker to Uzbekistan
Independent Journalist Faces Torture if Returned (Berlin) – Kyrgyz authorities should reject a request to extradite the independent Uzbek journalist Bobomurod Abdullaev
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Rights violation monitoring
Tajikistan authorities question family members of exiled journalist
July 16, 2020 10:05 AM EDT On July 3, 2020, the Tajikistan prosecutor general’s office in Dushanbe, the capital, summoned
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Attack on and threats against Avazmad Ghurbatov
On 11 May 2020, two unknown masked men attacked human rights defender and journalist Avazmad Ghurbatov (pen name Abdulloh Ghurbati)
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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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2020 World Press Freedom Index: “Entering a decisive decade for journalism, exacerbated by coronavirus”
The 2020 World Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), shows that the coming decade will be decisive
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Tajik Reporter Jailed for Quoting Muslim Brotherhood Leaders
By Reuters April 16, 2020 DUSHANBE — A Tajik court on Thursday sentenced a local journalist to a year in
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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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Detained journalists threatened by spread of coronavirus in Iran’s prisons
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is extremely concerned about Iran’s imprisoned journalists, who are denied proper medical care at the best
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Tajikistan: Journalist Held on Baseless Charges
Sharipov Case Latest Attempt to Stifle Critical Voices (Berlin) – Tajik authorities have detained a prominent independent journalist, apparently, for his
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