Articles by Adil Soz – International Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech
Editor-in-chief of independent newspaper “Ruzi Nav” brutally assaulted
(Adil Soz/IFEX) – The following is a joint National Association of Independent Mass Media of Tajikistan (NANSMIT) and Adil Soz alert: On 29 July 2004, unidentified individuals assaulted Radzhabi Mirzo, editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper “Ruzi Nav”. The attack took place near Mirzo’s home on Sino avenue in the capital, Dushanbe. The assailants struck the […]
Presidential administration threatens to file lawsuits against foreign media outlets, court rules against newspaper
(Adil Soz/IFEX) – During a 21 July 2004 meeting, President Nursultan Nazarbayev informed the heads of local media that the presidential administration has hired a group of lawyers and plans to file lawsuits against foreign mass media outlets immediately after they publish or broadcast information aimed at “discrediting” Kazakhstan. The president said, “We are an […]