Daniil Kislov, founder and editor-in-chief of Ferghana News, paints a bleak outlook for journalism in Uzbekistan and says the independent media in the country is in a “deep freeze.”
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The following article was reprinted from Gandhara, a blog dedicated to Afghanistan and Pakistan written by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists from Radio Mashaal (Pakistan), Radio Azadi (Afghanistan), the RFE Central Newsroom, and other services. […]
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After the Computer Crime Act came into effect in 2007, Thailand’s freedom of expression has suffered greatly. Gone are days when the country had what was considered one of the region’s freest media.
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Mesfin Negash talked with us about the effect of the anti-terrorism law on Ethiopian journalism, the law’s hand in the exile of Addis Neger’s staff, and denies the validity of the government’s charges against him.
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The audience for Farda, RFE/RL’s Persian-language service, has to contend with a host of threats from the regime in Tehran, which looks to punish its own citizens for listening to free media.
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Reporters Without Borders reiterates its concern about the fate of journalists and bloggers who have disappeared or who have been kidnapped over the course of the past nine months of protests against Bashar Al-Assad’s government.
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Turkmenistan has the world’s third most suppressed media, followed only by North Korea and Eritrea. However, the coverage of a deadly explosion marked the unprecedented emergence of citizen journalism in one of the world’s most isolated countries.
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