Media.ge, Tbilisi, 27 Feb 2009 – On February 26 some unidentified persons robbed the Tbilisi-based Georgia and World newspaper editorial office. PC processors have been taken away. “A huge grating together with a part of the wall has been crushed down. PC processors have been taken away; more expensive belongings were intact.

OSCE, Astana, 27 Feb 2009 – The OSCE Centre in Astana supported training courses held today for journalists and police press officers to improve communication between the media and law-enforcement agencies.

APA, Baku, 26 Feb 2009 – Day.az and Today.az projects have been sold, former editor-in-chief of the projects Elnur Baimov told APA. Baimov said he was unaware of the details, as the founder was engaged in selling the project.

RFE/RL, Yerevan, 26 Feb 2009 – Press freedom in Armenia slumped in 2008 to the lowest level observed since the country’s independence, a Yerevan-based media watchdog said in a annual report released on Tuesday.

Uznews, Samarkand, 26 Feb 2009 – On 25 February, the Samarkand town court issued a warrant to arrest Tashkent-based journalist Dilmurod Sayid who is accused of extortion by the Samarkand town prosecutor’s office.

Uznews, Tashkent, 24 Feb 2009 – The department for combating and tax and currency violations of Uzbek Prosecutor-General’s Office detained independent journalist and human rights activist Dilmurod Sayid on suspicion of extortion in Tashkent on 22 February.

CPJ, New York, 24 Feb 2009 - A journalist who went to interview the minister of the Ministry of National Security (MTN) in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on February 20 was blindfolded and interrogated for hours, according to local news reports. The Committee to Project Journalists called today for an immediate investigation into the incident by [...]

IRFS, Baku, 23 Feb 2009 – Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety employee Idrak Abbasov was subjected to physical and psychological pressure in the National Security Ministry of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Abbasov told the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety that on 20 February he was invited to NSM for a meeting.

YPC, Yerevan, 23 Feb 2009 – On February 19 the RA Court of Cassation declined the application of “A1+” TV company founder, “Meltex” LLC, regarding the reconsideration of the two rulings of the Court of Cassation.

Kakheti Information Center, Kakheti, 18 Feb 2009 – Gela Megrelishvili of the Gurjaani (eastern Georgia) Municipality Gamgeoba censored the Gurjaani TV information service activities reporting through the same TV on the evening of February 17. According to Megrelishvili TV correspondents are purposefully seeking problems, socially unprotected people to constantly criticize the local authorities.

AzerPhoto, Baku, 17 Feb 2009 – On February 14-15 Investigative Journalists Network (IJN) organized training for investigative journalists with support of Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation.

YPC, Yerevan, 16 Feb 2009 – On February 11 at the court of general jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash of Yerevan during the court session on the case of the former RA General Prosecutor Gagik Jangirian (charged with violence against representative and attempted seizure of power) an incident between court registrars and journalists occurred.

InterpressNews, Tbilisi, 13 Feb 2009 – Editor-publisher of ’24 Saati’ Paata Veshapidze considers that it is impossible to limit distribution of newspapers. As InterpressNews was informed by Veshapidze, he knows that new types of booths are planned to be delivered, though it is not known who and how will distribute the papers. Veshapidze stated that [...]