Articles - Tajikistan
19 October 2011
Tajikistan
Reporters freed after highly unjust convictions
Two journalists have been freed in Tajikstan after separate trials, but their convictions are symbolic of the government's tightening control over the media, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). They had been facing up to 16 years in jail. One of them is banned from reporting for three years.
17 August 2007
Tajikistan
ASIE CENTRALE : UN RÉSEAU RAVIVE SA CAMPAGNE DE DÉFENSE DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE ; UN JOURNALISTE KAZAKH PERD LA VIE
17 August 2007
Tajikistan
RED INTENSIFICA CAMPAÑA POR LIBERTAD DE PRENSA; PERIODISTA KAZAKO MUERE
14 August 2007
Tajikistan
NETWORK REVS UP PRESS FREEDOM CAMPAIGNING; KAZAKH JOURNALIST DIES
Press freedom advocates and journalists in Central Asia have called on their governments to abolish criminal defamation and insult laws, and vowed to step up campaigning against free expression violations and restrictions in the region.
3 August 2007
Tajikistan
LE PRÉSIDENT EST PRIÉ D'OPPOSER SON VETO À LA LOI SUR LA DIFFAMATION SUR INTERNET
3 August 2007
Tajikistan
INSTAN A PRESIDENTE A VETAR LEYES DE DIFAMACIÓN EN INTERNET
31 July 2007
Tajikistan
PRESIDENT URGED TO VETO INTERNET DEFAMATION LAW
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is calling on the Tajik President to veto amendments passed by Parliament on 19 July that would include Internet publications in the country's defamation laws.
11 February 2007
Tajikistan
LIBRE EXPRESIÓN MUESTRA UNA LIGERA MEJORA; SIGUE HABIENDO SERIAS INQUIETUDES
9 February 2007
Tajikistan
LA LIBRE EXPRESSION MONTRE DES SIGNES D'AMÉLIORATION; DE GRAVES PRÉOCCUPATIONS PERSISTENT
7 February 2007
Tajikistan
FREE EXPRESSION SHOWS SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT; SERIOUS CONCERNS REMAIN
Free expression conditions in the Central Asian country of Tajikistan appear to have improved in 2006, says the Tajikistan's National Association of Independent Mass Media (NANSMIT), a partner organisation of Adil Soz. However, the group cautions that serious problems remain, echoing the recent findings of reports by the Committee to Project Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).
17 November 2006
Tajikistan
CONTROL DE HIERRO DE ESTADO SOBRE MEDIOS DEBILITÓ LA EQUIDAD DE LAS ELECCIONES
17 November 2006
Tajikistan
LA POIGNE DE FER DE L'ÉTAT SUR LES MÉDIAS COMPROMET L'ÉLECTION
17 November 2006
Tajikistan
STATE'S IRON GRIP OVER MEDIA COMPROMISES ELECTION
Unequal access to state media and the repression of opposition and independent news sources undermined the fairness of Tajikistan's presidential election, say Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontieres, RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
24 September 2005
Tajikistan
LES MÉDIAS INDÉPENDANTS DISPARAISSENT
23 September 2005
Tajikistan
TAYIKISTÁN MEDIOS INDEPENDIENTES EN PROCESO DE DESAPARICIÓN
21 September 2005
Tajikistan
INDEPENDENT MEDIA DISAPPEARING
In Tajikistan, independent media, it seems, are being squeezed out of existence. In the past year, four major opposition newspapers have closed and authorities have refused to issue new licences for broadcasters, prompting the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) to express alarm at the situation.
4 February 2005
Tajikistan
LA SITUATION DE LA LIBRE EXPRESSION S'ENVENIME À LA VEILLE DES ÉLECTIONS
4 February 2005
Tajikistan
LIBRE EXPRESIÓN EMPEORA EN PERIODO PREVIO A ELECCIONES
2 February 2005
Tajikistan
FREE EXPRESSION WORSENING AHEAD OF ELECTIONS
Press freedom conditions in Tajikistan are worsening as the country prepares for parliamentary elections on 27 February 2005, according to Adil Soz and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).
20 August 2004
Tajikistan
LES MENACES CONTRE LES JOURNALISTES S'ACCROISSENT
20 August 2004
Tajikistan
AUMENTAN AMENAZAS CONTRA PERIODISTAS
18 August 2004
Tajikistan
THREATS AGAINST JOURNALISTS INCREASING
Adil Soz and the National Association of Independent Mass Media of Tajikistan (NANSMIT) are calling attention to increasing threats against journalists in Tajikistan in recent months, where 12 have been targeted since January 2004.
3 August 2003
Tajikistan
LE CPJ DEMANDE AVEC INSTANCE UNE ENQUÊTE SUR LES ASSASSINATS DE
1 August 2003
Tajikistan
CPJ INSTA A INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE PERIODISTAS ASESINADOS
30 July 2003
Tajikistan
CPJ DELEGATION URGES PROBE INTO MURDERED JOURNALISTS
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) sent a delegation to Tajikistan last week and expressed concerns over the unsolved murders of journalists and the government's "culture of secrecy." After meeting with government officials, journalists and diplomats, the delegation urged the government of Tajikistan to investigate and prosecute those responsible for murdering dozens of journalists during the 1992-1997 civil war.
2 July 2002
Tajikistan
ABANDON DES ACCUSATIONS PORTÉES CONTRE UN JOURNALISTE EN EXIL
2 July 2002
Tajikistan
RETIRAN CARGOS CONTRA PERIODISTA EXILIADO
2 July 2002
Tajikistan
CHARGES AGAINST EXILED JOURNALIST DROPPED
The government of Tajikistan has dropped criminal charges against exiled journalist Dodojon Atovulloev, editor of the independent newspaper "Chiroghi Ruz" (Day Light), report Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Atovulloev, winner of CJFE's 2001 International Press Freedom Award, was charged in April 2001 for insulting Tajik President Imomali Rakhmonov, supporting the violent overthrow of the state and inciting ethnic, racial and religious hatred.
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