YPC, Yerevan, 31 Oct 2008 – On October 29 the office of Yerevan Press Club hosted another session of the Media Ethics Observatory. The mission of MEO (formed on March 10, 2007 by the heads of Armenian media who supported the YPC self-regulation initiative) consists in considering the complaints-appeals regarding the violation of the Code [...]

Uznews, Tashkent, 30 Oct 2008 – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Uzbek Service (Ozodlik) has launched a new website today which will offer new ways of spreading information on top of radio broadcasting.

By Galima Bukharbayeva (Uznews), Osh, 28 Oct 2008 – It is one year since Kyrgyz journalist Alisher Saipov was killed. The murder of the young talented journalist was not solved. It is a usual case of investigation into political contract killing when it is a hard nut for investigators to crack.

Media.ge, Tbilisi, 28 Oct 2008 – Family of the deceased Georgian entrepreneur Badri Patarkatsishvili continues to fight for restoring its rights on TV company “Imedi” and “Mtatsminda Park” only by legal means.

YPC, Yerevan, 25 Oct 2008 – On October 20 “Hetq” online informed that the Police of Vardenis (Gegharkunik region) instituted criminal proceedings on Article 164 (“Impeding the Legitimate Professional Activities of Journalist”) on the incident of July 29, 2008 that took place in Geghamabak village. 

Media.ge, Tbilisi, 24 Oct 2008 – On October 23 Georgian Dasi political fraction criticized Public Broadcaster and demanded the broadcaster to invite the party members to the pre-election political debates.

Uznews, Nukus, 23 Oct 2008 – Karakalpakstan’s Mangit town court has jailed Tashkent human rights activist Agzam Turgunov and resident of Mangit Hamza Salayev for 10 years each without solid evidence of their guilt of extortion.

CJTeam, Yerevan, 23 Oct 2008 – On October 23 discussion of draft law “On Freedom of Imparting Information” developed by RA Ministry of Justice took place in the Academic Centre of Ecological Right of the Yerevan State University Law Department. Representatives of journalistic associations, also Yerevan Press Club, and international organizations participated in the discussion.

Uznews, Samarkand, 21 Oct 2008 – Samarkand’s psychiatric hospital is continuing the forced treatment and confinement of Jamshid Karimov, an independent journalist and President Islam Karimov’s nephew, a hospital source said.

Media.ge, Tbilisi, 21 Oct 2008 – Dutch cameraman Stan Storimans, who was killed in the Georgian city of Gori on 12 August 2008, was the victim of a cluster munition. The munition was propelled by a type of rocket that is only found in Russia’s military arsenal. 

Media.ge, Tbilisi, 20 Oct 2008 – Public Defender of Georgia, Sozar Subari is willing to address a Donors’ Conference with scheduled to be held on October 22 with a letter requesting support for different specific spheres, including Georgian media.

Media.ge, Tbilisi, 17 Oct 2008 – Imedi TV Company reports that photo exhibition depicting Russian aggression and ethnic cleansing will be held in Tbilisi in the nearest future.

Uznews, Tashkent, 16 Oct 2008 – The fourth international cotton fair opened in Tashkent on 14 October, but it is being held behind closed doors, with buyers and sellers of Uzbek cotton hiding from independent media.