US Senators call for release of prisoners at high risk of Covid-19 in Central Asia
JUNE 30, 2020 WASHINGTON – Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was joined today by
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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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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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Concerns about the deterioration of Buzurgmehr Yorov’s health amidst COVID-19 pandemic
11 MAY 2020 TAJIKISTAN In view of serious threats to his health and life as a result of the COVID-19
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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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UN-ICFJ research highlights journalism’s critical role in fighting COVID-19 disinformation
byJULIE POSETTI AND KALINA BONTCHEVA Apr 27, 2020 in COVID-19 REPORTING This article is part of our online coverage of reporting
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First official report of Covid-19 infections in Tajikistan
Tajikistan reported 15 cases of coronavirus infection for the first time. Ten cases are reported from the northern Sogdian region
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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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