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Tajikistan's Supreme Court has sentenced retired Major General Kholbash Kholbashov to life in prison for his alleged role in organizing deadly protests in the Gorno-Badakhshan region in May, a charge that human rights organizations have called "bogus."
Kholbashov's friends and relatives ....
Friday, 23 September 2022 17:39 340
Every year September 8 is celebrated as the World Day of Solidarity of Journalists. National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (NANSMIT) asked the opinion of journalists about the manifestation of professional solidarity.
Yoqub Halimov, journalist:In my opinion, professional solidarity is ....
Monday, 12 September 2022 13:44 453
Four independent journalists who have been critical of the government are currently being held in Tajikistan on spurious charges of links with extremist organisations. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for their release and condemns the use of such methods to ....
Friday, 29 July 2022 17:24 368
Tajikistan authorities should drop criminal extremism and all other investigations into journalists Avazmad Ghurbatov, Zavqibek Saidamini, and Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda and release them and journalist Daler Imomali immediately, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday.
Tajik authorities recently detained and opened extremism ....
Friday, 22 July 2022 19:46 294
On 18 July, one year to the day after the revelations about the beginning of the Pegasus project, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) will present its newly founded Digital Security Lab: a digital forensic laboratory created to help counter the threats ....
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 18:47 334
According to NIAT "Khovar", from July 12, ministries, departments, organizations and institutions, executive bodies of state power in GBAO, Sughd and Khatlon regions, the city of Dushanbe, cities and districts of the republic will begin to hold press conferences on ....
Thursday, 07 July 2022 15:47 318
Ministers, department heads, and local authorities now give news conferences twice a year – in January and July (archive photo / Asia-Plus).Heads of ministries and agencies of Tajikistan as well as heads of provinces and cities will begin giving news ....
Friday, 01 July 2022 17:53 358
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today condemned the attacks on journalists in Dushanbe and expressed her grave worries regarding the safety of media workers in Tajikistan. This comes following reports about two separate attacks in ....
Monday, 23 May 2022 15:12 285
To avoid offending their Russian neighbour, the authorities in the five Central Asian republics are pressuring their media to provide “neutral” coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or ignore it altogether. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on these governments to ....
Wednesday, 20 April 2022 17:50 315
