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Media Freedom
January 03, 2018
With Media Law Amendments, Kazakhstan Deals a Blow to Press Freedom
By Catherine Putz
Astana consulted journalists on revisions to the country's media law, and then ignored their recommendations.
December 12, 2017
Kyrgyzstan Deports AFP Central Asia Correspondent
By Catherine Putz
Chris Rickleton pleaded on Facebook to the new president to allow him to "return to live with my family in the country I love.”
March 31, 2017
New Report Shines a Light on the Global Shadow of Uzbekistani Surveillance
By Catherine Putz
“If we call our relatives, friends and families, everything will be heard, we know that."
May 05, 2016
OSCE Hosts Master Class on Media Regulation in Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
This is not, apparently, satire.
July 20, 2015
Did Tajikistan Just Monopolize the News?
By Catherine Putz
The country isn’t known for press freedom, but what flexibility existed is under stress.
January 15, 2013
Cross-Strait Media Deals Spark Concern in Taiwan
Concerned over possible pro-Beijing media acquisitions, Taiwanese students are voicing their opposition.
January 08, 2013
Media Outlets Protest State Editorial on Southern Weekly
In a bold move against censorship, Chinese media outlets are running disclaimers disavowing an editorial.
January 08, 2013
Xi Jinping: China's First Social Media President?
If Xi is able to master social media to serve his own ends his power and ability to craft policy could grow.
December 07, 2011
India Treads China Censor Path
Talk of India censoring “objectionable” social media content has inevitably drawn comparisons with China.
November 21, 2011
China's End-to End Censoring
China’s media crackdown is frequently discussed. But it goes deeper than censoring what newspapers report.
November 18, 2011
Reporting on China
Reporting from China has changed a great deal in the past few decades. It gives cause for some optimism.
November 15, 2011
China Tightens Media Grip
New rules on the way microblog stories are reported marks a further tightening of China’s grip over the media.