May 21, 2007 -- Authorities in Azerbaijan have closed down the joint offices of two opposition newspapers, claiming that the closure was due to problems with maintenance and fire safety.
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.
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