To General Secretary of the United Nations, António Guterres,
To President of USA, Joe Biden
To Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau
To President of European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
To Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson
One to two-month placements for civic activists, journalists, researchers, social entrepreneurs and think tank experts with a host organisation in Ukraine
Tajik authorities should rescind new licensing regulations for independent television and radio stations and ensure that all media outlets in the country can operate freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
On February 10, the Television and Radio Committee, the state-run media regulator, announced new licensing rules for privately owned television and radio stations; earlier in May, the rules began to attract media attention as many outlets’ licenses were due for renewal, according to news reports and representatives of two local advocacy organizations, who spoke to CPJ in phone interviews. Читать далее New Tajikistan licensing rules restrict independent reporting, increase state fees
At a time when independent and free media reporting is more essential than ever, press freedom continues to be under threat. Читать далее World Press Freedom Day: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU
The Covid-19 pandemic’s lasting impact on press freedom, unprecedented crackdowns on reporters covering protests, and a war in the Caucasus, in which at least seven journalists were injured and reporting was obstructed, all helped to keep Eastern Europe and Central Asia in second from last position in the 2021 Index’s ranking of regions.
A dangerous fever swept some countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia that for the most part were already suffering from information suppression syndrome. Three of them experimented with a radical treatment for silencing journalists – total Internet shutdowns with the help of cyber-security software, provided in some cases by international tech companies such as Israel’s Allot and Canada’s Sandvine.
This was the case in the Caucasus, in Azerbaijan (down 1 at 167th) during the war in the autumn of 2020 in Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory disputed with Armenia (down 2 at 63rd). It was the case in Kyrgyzstan (down 3 at 79th) after the disputed parliamentary elections in October 2020, although this is Central Asia’s best-ranked country. And it was the case in Belarus (down 5 at 158th), where the Internet was completely inaccessible for three days after the controversial results of the presidential election were announced, andthen intermittently in the following months. According to the #KeepItOn coalition, which monitors Internet shutdowns, the Internet was shut down for a total of 121 days from August to December in Belarus.
Читать далее RSF 2021 Index: No antidote to disinformation, media control virus in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
New York, March 8, 2021 – Tajikistan authorities should conduct a thorough investigation into the attack on journalists Shahlo Abdulloeva and Mullorajab Yusufzoda, and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
On March 4, an unidentified security guard at a gas station in Dushanbe, the capital, assaulted Abdulloeva (known as Adbullo), a camera operator, and Yusufzoda (known as Yusufi), a reporter, both of whom work for the U.S. Congress-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tajik-language service, known locally as Radio Ozodi, according to news reports and Yusufzoda, who spoke with CPJ in a phone interview. Читать далее Tajikistan RFE/RL correspondents assaulted while covering rising gas prices
A press conference for the four institutions is scheduled for 8 February. Читать далее Press conferences on 8 February
Fake news, accidental mistakes, and intentional manipulation: these pitfalls lie in wait for many on the web. It’s journalists though who must be particularly mindful—as they are the mouthpiece transmitting information onto bigger audiences. The new online learning course ‘Factchecking: examples of post truth and verification tools’ created by Thomson Mediain cooperation withNANSMIT, will allow Tajik media professionals to avoid the trap of false reports. Читать далее Preventing further spread of misinformation
In a new report published on July 2 International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and ARTICLE 19 draw attention to a series of restrictions and obstacles faced by independent journalists and media outlets in Tajikistan. Читать далее Human rights watchdogs calls on Tajik authorities to ensure that journalists and media outlets can carry out their work free from government interference
Civic society’s organizations, media outlets and independent journalists have called on President Emomali Rahmon and Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Speaker Rustam Emomali not to approve and sign amendments recently made to the country’s administrative code. Читать далее Civic society calls on the president and Majlisi Milli speaker not to adopt amendments made to the administrative code