Central Asia
Uzbek Gov’t Refuses to Accredit RFE/RL Bureau, Suspends Accreditation of Four Journalists
In a letter received today by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan “refuse[d] prolongation of the accreditation” under which RFE/RL has,…
Uzbek Court Rejects Appeal of Imprisoned RFE/RL Correspondent
The Appellate Court in Namangan, Uzbekistan on September 19 rejected an appeal by imprisoned RFE/RL Uzbek Service correspondent Nosir Zokirov, who has been serving a six-month prison sentence for insulting…
RFE/RL Uzbek Correspondent Sent to Prison
A correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Uzbek Service based in Namangan, in Uzbekistan’s Ferghana Valley near Andijon, has been sent to prison.
RFE/RL Deplores Attack Against Reporter, Calls For End To Harassment In Uzbekistan
RFE/RL’s reporter in Gulistan, Uzbekistan (120 km south of the capital Tashkent), Ms. Lobar Qaynarova, remains in the hospital with severe injuries to her face and abdomen, as well as…
RFE/RL Led to Mass Grave Site in Uzbekistan
A Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent was led to a secret mass grave on the outskirts of the embattled city of Andijon, Uzbekistan and spoke to gravediggers who said 74…
Ousted Kyrgyz President Lays Out Conditions for Resignation in RFE/RL Interview
Ousted Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev gave exclusive interviews to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz and Russian Services today.
Detained Turkmen Correspondents Released, Warned To Stop Reporting For RFE/RL
Recently jailed RFE/RL Turkmen Service correspondents Rakhim Esenov and Ashyrguly Bayryev have been released by the National Security Ministry (NSM).
Correspondents Arrested, Harassed In Turkmen Crackdown Against RFE/RL
Two RFE/RL correspondents are currently in jail in Turkmenistan, arrested as part of a campaign of harrassment carried out against RFE/RL Turkmen Service members by the Turkmen National Security Ministry…
RFE/RL, VOA Condemn Attack on Uzbek Correspondents
Top executives at both Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Voice of America deplored the March 7 beatings of two journalists working for their Uzbek broadcast services.
RFE/RL Expands Central Asian Broadcasts
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc. has expanded its broadcasts in the Azeri, Persian and Turkmen languages, in the context of a general increase in RFE/RL’s broadcasting presence in Central Asia.