Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia

Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia - IFEX http://www.ifex.org/eastern_europe_caucasus_central_asia/ Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia en Tue, 21 May 2013 07:03:44 -0700 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:03:44 -0700 100 <![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Free expression advocates protest Azerbaijan's legislative amendments ]]> http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/05/17/legilslative_amendments/ Fri, 17 May 2013 09:45:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/05/17/legilslative_amendments/ <![CDATA[Kyrgyzstan - Rights defender and family beaten in Kyrgyzstan]]> http://www.ifex.org/kyrgyzstan/2013/05/16/kyrgyzstan_rights_defender/ Thu, 16 May 2013 11:43:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/kyrgyzstan/2013/05/16/kyrgyzstan_rights_defender/ <![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan’s Internet defamation bill inhibits free speech, group says ]]> http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/05/14/statement_azerbaijan/ Tue, 14 May 2013 11:08:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/05/14/statement_azerbaijan/ <![CDATA[Uzbekistan - Eight years on, still no justice for victims of massacre in Uzbekistan ]]> http://www.ifex.org/uzbekistan/2013/05/14/impunity_massacre/ Tue, 14 May 2013 09:54:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uzbekistan/2013/05/14/impunity_massacre/ <![CDATA[Turkey - Turkish court bans coverage of car bomb explosions near Syrian border ]]> http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/05/14/coverage_border/ Tue, 14 May 2013 09:20:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/05/14/coverage_border/ <![CDATA[Turkmenistan - Social issues reporter detained in Turkmenistan ]]> http://www.ifex.org/turkmenistan/2013/05/13/turkmenistan_journalist/ Mon, 13 May 2013 11:05:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/turkmenistan/2013/05/13/turkmenistan_journalist/ <![CDATA[Russia - Suspect arrested 13 years after murder of Russian investigative journalist]]> http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/05/10/suspect_arrested/ Fri, 10 May 2013 13:40:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/05/10/suspect_arrested/ <![CDATA[Belarus - Belarusian authorities jail two independent journalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2013/05/10/two_journalists_jailed/ Fri, 10 May 2013 11:28:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2013/05/10/two_journalists_jailed/ <![CDATA[Russia - Russian Duma should reject draft law on insult of religious beliefs, group says ]]> http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/05/09/russia_draft_amendment/ Thu, 09 May 2013 08:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/05/09/russia_draft_amendment/ <![CDATA[Turkey - Turkish police injure, detain journalists covering protest ]]> http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/05/09/disperse_demonstrator/ Thu, 09 May 2013 07:24:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/05/09/disperse_demonstrator/ <![CDATA[Belarus - Belarusian authorities bury Chernobyl's dangerous legacy]]> http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2013/05/07/chernobyl_invisible/ Tue, 07 May 2013 11:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2013/05/07/chernobyl_invisible/ <![CDATA[Turkey - Don't let Turkish women's rights activist stay in jail for 15 years]]> http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/05/06/free_ayse_petition/ Mon, 06 May 2013 10:33:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/05/06/free_ayse_petition/ <![CDATA[Turkey - Kites fly against judges' windows in call to free Turkish reporters]]> http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/05/03/kites_4judges/ Fri, 03 May 2013 09:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/05/03/kites_4judges/ <![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Azeri journalists celebrate World Press Freedom Day]]> http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/05/02/juhi_wpfd/ Thu, 02 May 2013 14:59:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/05/02/juhi_wpfd/ <![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Draft defamation bill threatens online critics with unpaid work in Azerbaijan]]> http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/05/02/statement_azerbaijan/ Thu, 02 May 2013 08:45:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/05/02/statement_azerbaijan/ <![CDATA[Turkey - IFEX members call for Turkish translator, women's rights activist to be freed]]> http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/05/02/free_berktal/ Thu, 02 May 2013 08:15:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/05/02/free_berktal/ <![CDATA[Slovakia - Claims by Slovakian judiciary threaten press freedom, group says]]> http://www.ifex.org/slovakia/2013/04/30/ipi_statement_on_slovaki/ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:35:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/slovakia/2013/04/30/ipi_statement_on_slovaki/ <![CDATA[Russia - Russian security forces shut down protest at Sochi olympic site]]> http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/04/30/russia_security_forces/ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:50:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/04/30/russia_security_forces/ <![CDATA[Romania - Do Romanian citizens care about media pluralism, asks press freedom advocate]]> http://www.ifex.org/romania/2013/04/30/media_pluralism_blog/ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:20:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/romania/2013/04/30/media_pluralism_blog/ <![CDATA[Russia - Russian voters' group first to be fined under 'foreign agents' law ]]> http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/04/29/russia_voters_group_first/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/04/29/russia_voters_group_first/ <![CDATA[Ukraine - Opposition television station suspended in Ukraine]]> http://www.ifex.org/ukraine/2013/04/29/broadcast_suspended/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:59:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ukraine/2013/04/29/broadcast_suspended/ <![CDATA[Azerbaijan - UN member states urged to hold Azerbaijan accountable for human rights abuses ]]> http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/04/29/upr_accountable/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:38:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/04/29/upr_accountable/ <![CDATA[Tajikistan - Tajik opposition leader attacked ahead of public event]]> http://www.ifex.org/tajikistan/2013/04/25/tajikistan_investigate/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:45:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/tajikistan/2013/04/25/tajikistan_investigate/ <![CDATA[Uzbekistan - Uzbek writer released after over 14 years in prison]]> http://www.ifex.org/uzbekistan/2013/04/23/uzbekistan_writer_mamadali/ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:22:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uzbekistan/2013/04/23/uzbekistan_writer_mamadali/ <![CDATA[Uzbekistan - Human rights policies in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan to undergo review]]> http://www.ifex.org/uzbekistan/2013/04/22/turkmenistan_uzbekistan/ Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:05:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uzbekistan/2013/04/22/turkmenistan_uzbekistan/ <![CDATA[Russia - Activist critical of Russian NGO inspections held without bail]]> http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/04/19/russia_activist_held/ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:38:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/04/19/russia_activist_held/ <![CDATA[Turkey - Turkish pianist receives suspended prison sentence over tweets]]> http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/04/17/pianist_sentenced/ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/04/17/pianist_sentenced/ <![CDATA[Russia - Criminal prosecution of Russian artists casts chill on expression]]> http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/04/17/artistic_freedom/ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:04:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/04/17/artistic_freedom/ <![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Politically motivated arrests and imprisonment continue in Azerbaijan ]]> http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/04/15/azerbaijan_at_the_upr/ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:10:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/04/15/azerbaijan_at_the_upr/ <![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Authorities shut down pro-democracy university's office]]> http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/04/12/statement_azerbaijani/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:16:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/04/12/statement_azerbaijani/ <![CDATA[Turkey - Turkish composer charged over 'blasphemous' tweets]]> http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/04/11/composer_charged/ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:59:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/04/11/composer_charged/ <![CDATA[Russia - Russian reporter, viewed as 'symbol of civil society', dies]]> http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/04/09/beketov_death/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:20:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/04/09/beketov_death/ <![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Editor of religious news website faces lengthy jail term in Azerbaijan ]]> http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/04/08/editor_prison/ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/04/08/editor_prison/ <![CDATA[Turkmenistan - EU urged to press Turkmenistan for human rights improvements ]]> http://www.ifex.org/turkmenistan/2013/04/08/turkmenistan_eu_should/ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:20:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/turkmenistan/2013/04/08/turkmenistan_eu_should/ <![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Azeri youth activists could face up to eight years in prison ]]> http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/04/05/azerbaijan_authorities/ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:10:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/04/05/azerbaijan_authorities/ <![CDATA[Uzbekistan - 14 years and counting: Action to free Uzbek writer]]> http://www.ifex.org/uzbekistan/2013/04/04/free_makhmudov/ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:55:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uzbekistan/2013/04/04/free_makhmudov/ <![CDATA[Kyrgyzstan - Group calls for end to website block in Kyrgyzstan]]> http://www.ifex.org/kyrgyzstan/2013/04/03/end_block/ Ferghana news website and urges the Kyrgyz judicial system to overturn last week’s court decision dismissing Ferghana’s attempt to get the blocking declared illegal.]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:50:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/kyrgyzstan/2013/04/03/end_block/ <![CDATA[Belarus - Examining state propaganda and the need for media literacy in Belarus]]> http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2013/04/02/media_literacy/ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:59:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2013/04/02/media_literacy/ <![CDATA[Uzbekistan - In Uzbekistan, speculation swirls as president out of sight]]> http://www.ifex.org/uzbekistan/2013/03/28/president_speculation/ Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:59:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uzbekistan/2013/03/28/president_speculation/ <![CDATA[Russia - Rights groups condemn NGO inspections in Russia ]]> http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/03/26/solidarity_civil_society/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:39:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/03/26/solidarity_civil_society/ <![CDATA[Ukraine - Ukrainian editor stabbed in leg]]> http://www.ifex.org/ukraine/2013/03/26/stab_leg/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:05:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ukraine/2013/03/26/stab_leg/ <![CDATA[Hungary - Press freedom defender addresses government control of media in Hungary ]]> http://www.ifex.org/hungary/2013/03/22/spotlight_on_freedom/ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/hungary/2013/03/22/spotlight_on_freedom/ <![CDATA[Russia - Crackdown on NGOs in Russia intensifies]]> http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/03/22/russia_new_pressure_on/ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/03/22/russia_new_pressure_on/ <![CDATA[Turkey - Turkish columnist resigns amid alleged government pressure]]> http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/03/22/re_ipi_statement_on_turke/ Milliyet after the daily newspaper declined to publish the first column he authored, following a two-week suspension for voicing support for the newspaper's publication of the "Imrali minutes" earlier this month.]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/03/22/re_ipi_statement_on_turke/ <![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Groups condemn persecution of activists and journalists in Azerbaijan ]]> http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/03/21/individual_cost/ Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:59:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/03/21/individual_cost/ <![CDATA[Belarus - Charges dropped, but journalist still subject to jail term in Belarus ]]> http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2013/03/20/dropped_charges/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:25:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2013/03/20/dropped_charges/ <![CDATA[Kazakhstan - Under official pressure, Kazakh broadcaster closes]]> http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2013/03/18/stankz_closed/ Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:05:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2013/03/18/stankz_closed/ <![CDATA[Turkey - Ambitious reforms needed to end judicial harassment of journalists in Turkey]]> http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/03/15/legal_reforms/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:45:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/03/15/legal_reforms/ <![CDATA[Hungary - Changes to Hungarian constitution threaten free expression, group says ]]> http://www.ifex.org/hungary/2013/03/14/constitution_changes/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:59:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/hungary/2013/03/14/constitution_changes/ <![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Police arrest more than a hundred peaceful protestors in Azerbaijan ]]> http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/03/14/azerbaijan_unnecessary/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:15:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/03/14/azerbaijan_unnecessary/