2003

Hot News
                                                               OCTOBER

26.10.2005

BBC stops operating its office in Uzbekistan

10.10.2005

Deputies and journalists are searching for ways to improve cooperation
                                                              SEPTEMBER

15.09.2005

IREX, a US-based organization, was ordered to suspend activities

05.09.2005

Journalist Toshpulat Rakhmatullayev was run over by a car

02.09.2005

Journalists Club “Reporter” was closed in Bukhara

                                                                 AUGUST

20.08.2005

BBC reporter Mustakham Tangrierova was attacked in Samarkand region

04.08.2005

Court found guilty Internews Network staffers in Uzbekistan
                                                                 JULY                                                                       2005

19.07.2005

Internews Network –Uzbekistan is facing charges of assisting local journalists and media outlets

06.07.2005

Independent journalist Razhabboi Raupov was brutally beaten in Bukhara region
                                                                 JUNE                                                                       2005

 

27.06.2005

Islam Karimov – importance of the media for Uzbekistan

24.06.2005

Independent journalist Ulugbek Khaidarov was beaten up in Karshi

 
                                                                  MAY

18.05.2005

All Tashkent newspapers came out later than usual on May 18

 
                                                                   APRIL                                                                      2005

23.04.2005

Freelance journalist Ulukbek Haidarov was attacked

19.04.2005

Uzbek Internet Service Providers blocked www.cafspeech.kz website

09.04.2005

Sabir Yakubov, a journalist with Hurriyat newspaper was arrested

 
                                                                   MARCH                                                                   2005

16.03.2005

A chief editor was informed of his dismissal right after returning home from Sweden

16.03.2005

Court held hearing in the case against Kashkardarya regional TV Company and journalist Sanobar Baimuradova

07.03.2005

Rasbergen Mamytov, cameraman for Karakalpak Television, was killed in a car accident

 
                                                                 FEBRUARY                                                               2005

03.02.2005

Obid Shabanov, a reporter with Radio Deutsch Welle, filed a lawsuit against judge’s unlawful actions

 
                                                                       JANUARY                                                            2005

15.01.2005

Access to centrasia.ru website was blocked

 

 

december

 

24.12.2004

Court ruled in favor of Navoi TV and radio companies reporters, Nadyra Samandarova and Hilola Ismatova

 

21.12.2004

Uzbek internet service providers blocked access to monitoring

                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                               15.12.2004

Nadira Samandarova, an editor for TV and radio channel Navoi is accused of insulting

 

13.12.2004

D. Karimov a reporter with the IWPR in Djizak and nephew of the President of Uzbekistan was attacked

 

13.12.2004

Militia officers demands that journalist Tulkin Karayev write why he met with OSCE observers

 

 

05.11.2004

TRC Navoi editor Nadyra Samandarova was fired for criticism


01.11.2004

Uzbek internet service providers blocked access to Uzbek monitoring published on centrasia.ru website

 

 

30.10.2004

Radio interview with Ruslan Sharipov, an Uzbekistan political refugee was interrupted


26.10.2004

Tashkent Board of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the lower court


13.10.2004

Articles about the UK ambassador, being recalled from Uzbekistan, were blocked by internet service providers


08.10.2004

Court officer was fired for insulting Zhumakulov, a chief editor of Mokhiyat newspaper


06.10.2004

A court officer insulted Damin Zhumakulov, a chief editor of Mokhiyat newspaper


05.10.2004

A journalist was illegally detained and accused of staging a picket

 

 

20.09.2004

A freelance journalist was arrested on charges “insult” continue>>


13.09.2004

Pop Tongi chief editor is sentenced continue>>


13.09.2004

Activities of nongovernmental nonprofit organization “Internews” were suspended continue>>


13.09.2004

A founder wants to fire a chief editor continue>>


13.09.2004

A reporter with Ozoldik (Freedom) radio was detained continue>>

 

 

20.08.2004

Fergana independent journalist was refused registration continue>>


16.08.2004

Artykali Namazov, a chief editor of Pop Tongi newspaper sentenced to 5.5 years’ imprisonment continue>>


12.08.2004

Chief editor was taken into custody continue>>


12.08.2004

An independent judge is prohibited to give information without permission of higher authorities continue>>


07.08.2004

Bombings in Tashkent and disconnection of cable TV occurred at the same time continue>>


04.08.2004

Court heard a case against Artykali Namazov, a chief editor of Pop Tongi newspaper continue>>


02.08.2004

What is permitted for Ahborot program, is forbidden to foreign mass media continue>>


02.08.2004

Bukhoro yshlari may be sued continue>>


02.08.2004

Reporters must get permission of the Minister to shoot continue>>

 


july

31.07.2004

Islam Karimov blamed foreign mass media for misinforming continue>>


27.07.2004

Uzbekistan biggest circulation newspaper published with a blank spot continue>>


26.07.2004

“Fergana way” to hinder information distribution continue>>


24.07.2004

A battered journalist is charged with hooliganism continue>>


22.07.2004

District hokums suit is shelved continue>>


22.07.2004

Turlibekov, was shown the door after he asked about the Constitution continue>>


20.07.2004

Police became interested in Kamolov Halmuradov, an employee of Internews-Uzbekistan continue>>


17.07.2004

“Bukhara way” to multiply a number of party members continue>>


13.07.2004

The Appellate Panel changed the decision of a lower court. Both parties went unsatisfied continue>>


08.07.2004

Khorezm officials monopolize newspapers printing and copying services continue>>

 


june

 

30.06.2004

Oliy Majilis member vs. Mohiyat newspaper

 

10.06.2004

The city administration officer interferes in newspaper editorial policy

 

03.06.2004

A BBC reporter received a threat

 


may

 

19.05.2004

Kyrgyz journalist was held in Uzbek police custody for a month

 

18.05.2004

Court proceedings go on

 

14.05.2004

A reporter of radio Ozoldik was threatened

 

12.05.2004

An editor-in-chief refused to implement the court decision

 

04.05.2004

Tashkent national conference

 


April

 

28.04.2004

“Uzteleradiocompania” employees are prohibited to visit UK Embassy

 

27.04.2004

New project to infringe on rights of a journalist

 

  27.04.2004

A journalist was robbed on the afternoon

 

                                                                                                           22.04.2004

Karshi private TV channels stopped broadcasting

 

                                                                                                           21.04.2004

Mentality vs. Champagne

 

                                                                                                          20.04.2004

Journalist won a case

 

19.04.2004

Reporters of Russian TV channel “TVC” hadn’t been accredited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan

 

19.04.2004

Threat with respect to Karshi journalist

 

08.04.2004

Chief-in-editor handed in his resignation

 

08.04.2004

TV-radio-company of Navoyi oblast infringes on rights of employees

 


march

 

31.03.2004

Samarkand TV channel hadn’t noticed terrorist attacks

 

31.03.2004

Russian journalists are blamed for tactlessness

 

31.03.2004

No information- no problems

 

30.03.2004

The Ministry of Health plays role of censor

 

30.03.2004

State TV needs much time to think

 

29.03.2004

State officials hide the truth on situation in the country from local journalists

 

18.03.2004

Bank doesn’t pay on salaries on grants

 

09.03.2004

The story of firemen, who “extinguished” reporter’s camera

 


february

 

24.02.2004

Local TV Journalist Beaten in Angren

 

13.02.2004

Brutal killing of Tashkent Journalist

 


january

 

30.01.2004

Attack on Journalist

 

28.01.2004

Picket for Defence of Freedom of Speech at State-run Television

 

21.01.2004

Closure of IWPR Representative Office

 

19.01.2004

Authorities Forbade Airplane Crash Eye-witness to Talk with Journalists

 

15.01.2004

Journalists Barred from Trial