Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
Fergana News was established in 1998 and is one of the most popular resources dealing with the life of Central Asian countries of the former USSR.
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Published in: oDRAnother Kyrgyz journalist accused of being an “enemy of the people”Ulugbek Babakulov raised the problem of Kyrgyz nationalism online. And now, he’s being smeared publicly.
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Published in: oDRA day watching Turkmen televisionIn Turkmenistan, people will do anything to avoid watching their tightly-controlled state media. This journalist...
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Published in: oDRSeven moments from the life of Almazbek AtambayevThe rise of Kyrgyzstan’s increasingly authoritarian president is an unusual story. Fergana News recalls some of its...
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Published in: oDRListening to Russia’s female migrantsHow a new multilingual magazine in St Petersburg is giving a voice to female migrants from Central Asia.
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Published in: oDRIn Uzbekistan’s jails, torture is an everyday occurrenceTrumped up charges, persecution of foreign citizens and extended sentences — this is the face of justice in Uzbekistan.
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Published in: oDRTajikistan’s imitation civil societyHarassment, intimidation and anti-opposition protest – this is the face of “civil society” in Tajikistan.