OSCE, Astana, 28 Nov 2008 – A roundtable discussion on Kazakhstan’s draft law on gender equality and the best practices of other OSCE participating states took place in Borovoye in Central Kazakhstan today.

OSCE, Ashgabad, 27 Nov 2008 – International human rights standards related to apprehension, arrest and pre-trial detention are the focus of a training course launched by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabad today.

A1plus, Yerevan, 26 Nov 2008 – Today Karen Harutyunyan appeared before the police and confessed his participation in a group attack on journalist Edik Baghdasaryan, President of the Investigative Journalists NGO, on November 14 of this year.

Media.ge, Tbilisi, 27 Nov 2008 – On November 26 Tbilisi Court of Appeals left the September 26 decision unchanged, according to which the Court ruled against the lawsuit of Hereti radio station (Lagodekhi) vs Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC).

Media.ge, Tbilisi, 26 Nov 2008 – Caucasus Media School of Caucasus University invites you to apply for its Social Sciences Master Program (SSM) for 2008-2009 academic years in the following categories:

Lena Nazaryan (Hetq), Yerevan, 24 Nov 2008 – Mr. Harutyunyan, Edik Baghdasaryan is the 7th journalist to be physically assaulted this year. However, none of the guilty has been found in any of these cases and no one has faced punishment. What is the reason?

Uznews, Nukus, 24 Nov 2008 – Leading human rights organisations united into the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders have called for a campaign to release journalist and human rights activist Salijon Abdurahmanov.

Uznews, Tashkent, 21 Nov 2008 – Uzbek human rights activist Mutabar Tajibayeva received the Martin Ennals human rights award in Geneva on 20 November. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour presented the award to Mutabar Tajibayeva.

OSCE, Vienna, 19 Nov 2008 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, expressed his concern today over a violent attack this week against an independent journalist in Armenia.

ArmeniaNow, Yerevan, 14 Nov 2008 – Another attack on a journalist has happened in Armenia. On Monday evening, three unknown persons beat Edik Baghdasaryan, an award-winning investigative journalist, chairman of the “Investigative Journalists” NGO.

IRFS, Nakhchivan, 18 Nov 2008 – Restrictions imposed on websites of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty at www.azadliqradiosu.az and www.azadlıq.org, and the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety at www.nakhchivan.org.az still continue in whole territory of Autonomous Republic of Nakhchivan.

Media.ge, Tbilisi, 17 Nov 2008 – Georgian Public Broadcaster is soliciting for additional GEL 7 million to be spent on technical equipment of Channel 2. The budget proposal of FY 2009 already foresees financing GPB with GEL 26 million.

IRFS/IFEX, Baku, 14 Nov 2008 – According to information received by the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS), the assistant editor-in-chief of “Gundalik Baki” newspaper, Uzeyir Jafarov, is being followed. Habil Valiyev, the editor-in-chief and founder of “Gundalik Baki”, told IRFS that Jafarov was followed on the evening of 11 November 2008 on his [...]