http://www.rferl.org/archive/Journalists_in_Trouble/latest/653/721.html Dedicated to tracking the threats faced by independent journalists in RFE/RL's broadcast region. http://www.rferl.org/img/rssLogo_RFERL.gif http://www.rferl.org/archive/Journalists_in_Trouble/latest/653/721.html en-US Copyright 2010 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:29:51 +0000 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL RFE/RL has been unable to obtain current information about a Turkmen correspondent reportedly detained by local police in Turkmenabat. http://www.rferl.org/content/ten-days-after-detention-fate-of-rferl-turkmen-correspondent-is-unknown/24987367.html http://www.rferl.org/content/ten-days-after-detention-fate-of-rferl-turkmen-correspondent-is-unknown/24987367.html Wed, 15 May 2013 21:10:40 +0000 Press Releases Radio Svaboda journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich was warned Minsk's municipal prosecutor's office about violating Belarus' "Law on Mass Media." http://www.rferl.org/content/belarus-prosecutors-office-warns-radio-svaboda-journalist/24981771.html http://www.rferl.org/content/belarus-prosecutors-office-warns-radio-svaboda-journalist/24981771.html Thu, 09 May 2013 19:04:29 +0000 Press Releases Authorities in Turkmenistan, one of the world's most closed societies where RFE/RL is not officially recognized and has no local bureau, have detained a correspondent who, despite all odds, was reporting on important social issues for audiences eager for news. http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-turkmenistan-detains-rferl-reporter/24981511.html http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-turkmenistan-detains-rferl-reporter/24981511.html Thu, 09 May 2013 14:46:00 +0000 Journalists in Trouble On World Press Freedom Day, well-known Ukrainian journalist Mustafa Nayem talks about the "dual realities" that shape public perceptions in Ukraine: while a minority has access to independent and critical discussion on the Internet, a majority doesn't, and instead receives its information from state-supported major media and tv. http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-official-vs-independent-media-in-ukraine/24977986.html http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-official-vs-independent-media-in-ukraine/24977986.html Mon, 06 May 2013 10:25:46 +0000 Journalists in Trouble A "Risk List" of 10 countries where press freedom suffered the most in 2012 through "fatalities, impunity, imprisonment, censorship, restrictive laws, and exiled journalists" includes Russia, Pakistan and Iran, all in RFE/RL's broadcast region. http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-russia-pakistan-and-iran-top-risk-list-for-journalists/24975525.html http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-russia-pakistan-and-iran-top-risk-list-for-journalists/24975525.html Fri, 03 May 2013 07:43:24 +0000 Journalists in Trouble A consortium of international NGOs has called on the UN to hold Azerbaijan to account during today's Universal Periodic Review in Geneva in light of its 'failure to protect basic human rights,' including adopting measures to ensure respect for freedom of expression and the media. http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-group-tells-un-to-hold-azerbaijan-to-account/24972663.html http://www.rferl.org/content/journalists-in-trouble-group-tells-un-to-hold-azerbaijan-to-account/24972663.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:54:37 +0000 Journalists in Trouble Two journalists with RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service have been targeted by intimidation campaigns, just days before a UN-mandated review of Azerbaijan's human rights performance and months ahead of presidential elections. http://www.rferl.org/content/release-azerbaijan-ismayilova-hasanov-threats/24969867.html http://www.rferl.org/content/release-azerbaijan-ismayilova-hasanov-threats/24969867.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:55:10 +0000 Press Releases