BBC journalist released on bail
Urunboy Usmonov was released on bail on 14 July 2011 after signing a written pledge to remain in the country to face criminal charges.
Imprisoned BBC reporter faces up to 15 years in jail
The authorities have indicted Urinboy Usmonov on charges of making “public calls to forcibly change the constitutional system of Tajikistan.”
Call for improvements to draft mass media law
ARTICLE 19 welcomed the government’s efforts to amend the law but noted that the current text needs significant revision to comply with international freedom of expression standards.
BBC correspondent detained on extremism charges
The BBC World Service denies allegations that Urinboy Usmonov belongs to the banned Islamic group Hizb-ut-Tahrir.
Independent journalist arrested on defamation, insult charges
A local media association said they believe Makhmadyusuf Ismoilov was arrested in retaliation for his critical reporting on the government, law enforcement agencies and the judiciary.
Independent newspaper temporarily off the stands, may be facing censorship
A number of printing houses have cited various reasons for refusing to print “Farazh”, the paper’s editor-in-chief reports.
Internet service providers block access to websites
A source at Telecom Technology said the company received an order from the Transport and Communications Ministry to block user access to several sites.
Judges seek millions from three weeklies in civil libel case
CPJ called on the judges to drop their defamation lawsuits, in which they are demanding damage amounts that would bankrupt the weeklies.
World Report 2009: Tajikistan
World Report 2009: Tajikistan
Journalist assaulted in Kulyab
(GDF/IFEX) – Abdumumin Sherkhonov, the editor-in-chief of the “Pazhvok” (Echo) newspaper and a freelance reporter for “Radio Ozodi” (Tajik Service of Radio Liberty), was beaten up in the city of Kulyab, southern Tajikistan, on 5 January 2009. According to Sherkhonov, he was stopped by two young men when he was on his way to the […]
Journalist prosecuted over 2007 article on misconduct of district officials
(Adil Soz/IFEX) – The following is a 28 August 2008 joint statement by Adil Soz and the National Association of Independent Mass Media of Tajikistan (NANSMIT): Prosecution of journalist Tursunali Aliev for criticism The public prosecutor’s office of Sogdi region instituted criminal proceedings under article 135 p.3 “Libel” of the Criminal Code of the Republic […]
Annual Report 2008: Tajikistan
Annual Report 2008: Tajikistan
World Report 2008: Tajikistan
World Report 2008: Tajikistan
Attacks on the Press in 2007: Tajikistan
Attacks on the Press in 2007: Tajikistan
Freedom of the Press 2007: Tajikistan
Freedom of the Press 2007: Tajikistan
Editor, two journalists face criminal libel charges over concert review
(Adil Soz/IFEX) – The following is a statement by the National Association of Independent Mass Media of Tajikistan (NANSMIT), an Adil Soz partner: Saida Kurbonova, editor-in-chief of the “Ovoza” newspaper, and two of the newspaper’s journalists, Mukhaiyo Nozimova and Farangis Nabiyeva, are facing charges under Article 135 (“slander contained in public speeches”), Article 136 (“insult […]