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Activist freed under government amnesty
Sanjar Umarov was released after serving four years of a seven-year prison sentence on politically-motivated charges. -
Uzbekistan: Freed Activist’s Condition Highlights Harsh Treatment
(November 30, 2009) - Uzbek political opposition leader Sanjar Umarov's release from prison earlier this month is a positive ... -
Television journalist dies after falling from window, local activists believe she was murdered
"She was murdered. If I am found dead on the rails, do not believe that I committed suicide," said Olga ... -
IFJ condemns political interference to remove TV chief
IFJ condemned the decision to remove Nikolaus Brender, editor-in-chief of the Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF). -
Security guards attack journalists, prevent them from reporting
Moscow has seen a sudden upsurge in private security guard activity, reports GDF. -
Allegations of political interference loom over public broadcaster
The ZDF Administrative Council is expected to decide on the future of the broadcaster's editor-in-chief at a 27 November meeting. -
Parliament moves to further restrict media freedom as country assumes OSCE chairmanship
IPI urges OSCE member states to strongly criticise such press freedom restrictions, "which go against the spirit and intent of ... -
ARTICLE 19 expresses concern at new attempts to legitimise religious defamation using principles of blasphemy
Pakistan's submissions on defamation of religions adopted the exact wording of Irish legislation on blasphemous libel. -
Several independent broadcasters harassed, taken off air in Odessa
Officials have been obstructing the work of local television and radio stations on the grounds of alleged building renovation, according ... -
Media allowed to use Kurdish language but still forbidden to discuss Kurdish issues freely, says ...
"The lifting of language restrictions must not be allowed to eclipse the fact that the media are still the victims ...
