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Four independent journalists who have been critical of the government are currently being held in Tajikistan on spurious charges of links with extremist organisations. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for their release and condemns the use of such methods to intimidate the media.“As a result of the increase in censorship

Tajikistan authorities should drop criminal extremism and all other investigations into journalists Avazmad Ghurbatov, Zavqibek Saidamini, and Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda and release them and journalist Daler Imomali immediately, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Tajik authorities recently detained and opened extremism investigations into independent journalists Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda (top left), Zavqibek Saidamini

On 18 July, one year to the day after the revelations about the beginning of the Pegasus project, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) will present its newly founded Digital Security Lab: a digital forensic laboratory created to help counter the threats of online surveillance. Based in Berlin, the Digital Security Lab is

According to NIAT "Khovar", from July 12, ministries, departments, organizations and institutions, executive bodies of state power in GBAO, Sughd and Khatlon regions, the city of Dushanbe, cities and districts of the republic will begin to hold press conferences on the results of activities for the first half of 2022. The

Ministers, department heads, and local authorities now give news conferences twice a year – in January and July (archive photo / Asia-Plus).Heads of ministries and agencies of Tajikistan as well as heads of provinces and cities will begin giving news conferences on the results of the past half year’s work

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today condemned the attacks on journalists in Dushanbe and expressed her grave worries regarding the safety of media workers in Tajikistan. This comes following reports about two separate attacks in Dushanbe on teams of the Russian-language television and digital news

To avoid offending their Russian neighbour, the authorities in the five Central Asian republics are pressuring their media to provide “neutral” coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or ignore it altogether. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on these governments to allow journalists to cover the war and its consequences as

Fake news, accidental mistakes, and intentional manipulation: these pitfalls lie in wait for many on the web. It’s journalists though who must be particularly mindful—as they are the mouthpiece transmitting information onto bigger audiences. The new online learning course ‘Factchecking: examples of post truth and verification tools’ created by Thomson

Fake news, accidental mistakes, and intentional manipulation: these pitfalls lie in wait for many on the web. It’s journalists though who must be particularly mindful—as they are the mouthpiece transmitting information onto bigger audiences. The new online learning course ‘Factchecking: examples of post truth and verification tools’ created by Thomson