China was named among the worst offenders in blocking political websites (epa) May 18, 2007 -- A study released today found that government censorship of websites is increasing worldwide.
Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE media freedom respresentative (Courtesy Photo) May 17, 2007 -- The OSCE's Representative on Media Freedom, Miklos Haraszti, has sharply criticized Azerbaijan for its "relentless persecution" of journalists.
Journalists Rovshan Kabirli and Yashar Agazade in a Baku court (RFE/RL) May 16, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- A court in Baku has sentenced two Azerbaijani opposition journalists to prison for slander, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reported.
Azerbaijani officials have said the BTC can expand its capacity (Courtesy Photo) May 15, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Azerbaijan's industry and energy minister has said that, despite Kazakhstan's recent pledges to continue to export most of its oil through Russia, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is still available to transit Kazakh oil.
May 11, 2007 -- The presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan are holding a summit today in Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat, to discuss energy cooperation between the three countries.
President Ilham Aliyev (RFE/RL) May 7, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Speaking on May 4 at the ceremonial inauguration of a new settlement near Baku for displaced persons who fled their homes during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev claimed that Armenia has made key concessions regarding how that conflict is to be resolved.
May 4, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- A district court in Baku today sentenced two journalists to jail terms for an article that was deemed to be critical of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.
May 4, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Armenian journalist Vardan Hovhannisyan has won an award as best new documentary filmmaker at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
BAKU, May 2, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Ilham Aliyev, the president of oil-rich Azerbaijan, said today that Azerbaijani and Belarusian firms have begun consultations on future cooperation in the energy sphere
An Internet cafe in Iran, where a number of journalists have been arrested (file photo) (AFP) May 2, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Societies have more access to information, but weak laws and prosecution against the media have eroded journalists' investigative abilities.
NEW YORK, May 1, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Press freedom suffered continued global decline in 2006, with particularly troubling trends evident in Asia, the former Soviet Union, and Latin America. This is the main conclusion of a survey released today by <a href="http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=70&release=494" target="_blank">Freedom House</a>, a U.S.-based nongovernmental institution measuring freedom around the world. RFE/RL correspondent Nikola Krastev spoke with Christopher Walker, Freedom House's director of studies.
An Iranian Internet cafe in Tehran (file photo) (epa) LONDON, 30 April 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The annual global survey of "e-readiness," published by London's Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), shows that the so-called "Asian Tigers" have been the biggest advancers in "e-readiness."
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