Central Asia
Defiant RFE/RL Turkmen Reporter Wins Free Speech Award
Dovletmyrat Yazkuliyev, a correspondent for RFE/RL’s Turkmen language service, received a 2012 Hellman/Hammett grant for his fearless reporting in Turkmenistan, one of the world’s most closed societies.
Tajik Government Blocks RFE/RL Website (UPDATED)
Access to the website of RFE/RL’s Tajik service, Radio Ozodi, has been blocked in Tajikistan since November 30, only days after authorities blocked Facebook inside the country.
RFE/RL Turkmen Service Steps In To Fill Education Gap
Originally intended as a report on the system of higher education in Turkmenistan, RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service has created a multi-media community service project for students.
RFE/RL Correspondent Freed From Turkmenistan Prison
Turkmen authorities have released a correspondent for RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service, who had been sentenced earlier this month to a five-year prison term in a case that drew outrage from the…
Congressman Berman Calls On Turkmen Authorities To “Come To The Correct Decision And Free” Imprisoned RFE/RL Correspondent
In an interview with RFE/RL on October 6, U.S. Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, called the charges against correspondent Dovletmyrat Yazkuliyev “politically…
Turkmenistan Convicts RFE/RL Correspondent In ‘Bogus’ Trial
A Turkmen court has convicted Dovletmyrat Yazkuliyev, a stringer for Radio Azatlyk, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Turkmen-language service.
Turkmenistan Tries RFE/RL Correspondent
WASHINGTON, DC — A stringer for Radio Azatlyk, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Turkmen language service, stands trial on Tuesday in a case that RFE/RL believes has been orchestrated by the Turkmen authorities in…
RFE Correspondent Acquitted In Kazakh Libel Case
A rights activist and RFE reporter in northwestern Kazakhstan has been acquitted of libel.
RFE Contributor Committed To Psychiatric Facility By Turkmen Authorities
Turkmen authorities have confined an RFE contributor to a psychiatric hospital after he criticized a local government official for corruption in an interview with RFE’s Turkmen Service.
On Eve Of Election Campaign, RFE’s Websites Blocked In Kazakhstan
On the eve of Kazakhstan’s Presidential election campaign, RFE’s websites in the country continue to be blocked.