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Journalist accused of "insulting public officials" sentenced to jail term
After rejecting Haci Bogatekin's apology, a criminal court handed him a 2-year, 2-month and 7-day prison sentence for "insult to ... -
Cleaning house at the BBG; former CNN CEO to manage U.S. international news programs
FreeMediaOnline.org, Free Media Online Blog, November 18, 2009, San Francisco — One of the worst managed U.S. federal agencies will ... -
Human Rights Watch calls for release of two rights activists
According to Human Rights Watch, the government is out to stop research into abuses committed against so-called extremists in southern ... -
Kyrgyzstan: Release Rights Activists
(New York) - The Kyrgyz authorities should immediately release the human rights activists Bakhrom Hamroev and Izzatilla Rakhmatillaev and ... -
Democratic ideas forbidden; bloggers punished
An Azeri court sentenced two bloggers to prison on 11 November in a politically motivated decision aimed at censoring young ... -
EU: Urge Russia to Protect Activists
(Moscow) - European leaders should use the upcoming EU-Russia summit to convey alarm over deteriorating human rights in Russia ... -
Reoccurrence of death threats against journalist
Journalist Bakir Hadziomerovic and his family have received continuous death threats in connection with his reporting on alleged links between ... -
Growing persecution of farmers' rights activists
Human rights defender and farmers' rights activist Ganikhon Mamatkhanov is facing trial on politically motivated charges, says Human Rights Watch. -
Defamation decriminalised
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the decriminalisation of defamation and calls on the government to maintain its leadership by reforming the UK's ... -
Directors of four television stations believe municipal authorities are trying to silence their media outlets
Four Odessa-based television stations claim their activities are being hampered in an attempt to silence them after they were forced ...
