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March 12, 2025

Azerbaijan’s Clampdown on Foreign and Independent Media Intensifies Under Aliyev

March 12, 2025 – Azerbaijan –  Azerbaijan’s increasingly repressive media environment continues to draw international concern, as the regime of President Ilham Aliyev systematically silences foreign […]
January 28, 2025

Tajikistan’s Media Under Siege: Journalists Targeted with Secret Charges and Harsh Sentences

January 28, 2025 – Tajikistan –  Tajikistan is intensifying its crackdown on independent media, with recent developments marking a dramatic escalation under President Emomali Rahmon’s authoritarian […]
December 14, 2024

Iran Cracks Down on Activists and Journalists Amid Rising Repression

December 14, 2024 – Iran/USA – Iran’s latest wave of repression has drawn sharp condemnation from rights groups, following the arrest of prominent human rights advocate […]
December 13, 2024

Russian Court Extends Detention of Veteran Journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova

December 13, 2024 – Russia – Nadezhda Kevorkova, a prominent 66-year-old journalist renowned for covering conflict zones in the Middle East, North Caucasus, and beyond, has […]
December 1, 2024

Journalist Beka Beradze Beaten and Detained Amid Tbilisi Pro‑EU Protests

December 1, 2024 – Tbilisi – RFE/RL Georgian Service producer Beka Beradze was arrested and physically assaulted by security forces near Georgia’s parliament in Tbilisi during anti-government […]