freedom of press

Ex-minister of national economy of Kazakhstan Kuandyk Bishimbaev is charged of brutal killing and torture of his common-law wife Saltanat Nukenova. The case is decided by the jury. The process is live-streamed and all those wishing can watch it freely. (more…)

Tajik journalist Abdullo Gurbati, who has been assaulted, is confident that it was planned. Experts say that this attack has many similarities to previous attacks on journalists. (more…)

«In Uzbekistan there are critically few media outlets created by the journalists themselves and who have little international expertise and knowledge», – notes Darina Solod, journalist from Uzbekistan, in her article for CABAR.asia.

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