Publication of Russian newspaper Trud halted in Tashkent
Uzbek subscribers of the popular Russian daily Trud stopped receiving the paper from 1 June. Beginning this day, the newspaper also disappeared from newsstands.
Arena (12.06.2006) |
Narodnoye Slovo removes article about water shortages
On 31 May, Uzbek national newspaper Narodnoye Slovo removes an article about sharp water shortages in rural areas of Tashkent region from the page.
Arena (01.06.2006) |
Press secretaries journalists agree to meet more often
Press secretaries of state organs of Uzbekistan and journalists exchanged opinions on the access to information at a round table in Tashkent.
Arena (01.06.2006) |
Defense ministry press service to create correspondents pool
Press service of the defense ministry of Uzbekistan will create a special correspondents pool, which will include not all media working in the country, but only “selected” journalists, head of the structure said.
Arena (01.06.2006) |
Closed trial over ex-defense minister of Uzbekistan continues
Closed court over the former defense minister of Uzbekistan, academician Kadyr Gulamov, has continued at the country’s Supreme Court during the past week. Few doubt that the process is politically motivated.
Arena (29.05.2006) |
ITE Uzbekistan turns into censorship organ
Head of the exhibition company ITE Uzbekistan, Nigora Khasanova, determines which questions should be asked at the press conferences held by the company, and which not.
Arena (15.05.2006) |
Another rights activist detained on the eve of anniversary of Andijan
tragedy
On Friday, several officers of the Pap district interior department,
Namangan region, detained a member of Ezguluk human rights society Arabboy
Kadyrov, a relative of the detained told Arena on the phone.
Arena (14.05.2006) |
Andijon commemorated from New York to Kyiv
Demonstrators on 12 May commemorated the violent crackdown in the eastern Uzbek city of Andijon that took place one year ago on 13 May.
RFE/RL (13.05.2006) |
Action “No to repetition of Andijan tragedy” held in Kyrgyz capital
On 12 May a peaceful action called “No to repetition of Andijan tragedy” was held in the capital of Kyrgyzstan. It was organized mainly by NGOs, an dincluded a number of events, local TV channel NTS reported.
Arena (13.05.2006) |
BVV weekly to be published three times per week
Biznes-Vestnik Vostoka (BVV) weekly, published in Tashkent by private consulting company Saipro, will now be published three times per week. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the paper will have 16 pages, and on Saturdays 32 pages.
Arena (07.05.2006) |
Global campaign to commemorate Andijan events
Civil forces and political parties of Uzbekistan will hold a series of events and demonstrations in various countries to commemorate the events of 13 May 2005 in Andijan. The aim of the global campaign is to draw the world attention to the tragedy as well as demand punishment of the responsible and free the political prisoners in Uzbekistan.
Arena (07.05.2006) |
Professional Journalists Club created in Tashkent
Opening of the Professional Journalists Club took place in Tashkent on 3 May. Representatives of state bodies who participated in the event noted the symbolism of the ceremony, which coincided with the World Press Freedom Day. However, nobody paid attention to the two other symbols that allow predicting the club’s future with a great sense of probability.
Arena (07.05.2006) |
First Golden Pen contest winners announced
The World Press Freedom Day was celebrated in a very peculiar way in Uzbekistan. Official journalists propagating “great achievements of the republic in promoting democracy and progress” were invited to a ceremony of awarding Golden Pen prize winners on 3 May. The awards, allegedly reflecting the principal positions of the journalists, were given to the most unprincipled and not most professional journalists. These are the realities of modern Uzbekistan.
Arena (05.05.2006) |
New Uzbek tax code to be “more liberal and just”
Renewed Tax Code of Uzbekistan will be more liberal and just, its developers say. In particular, it will eliminate all “nominal” preferences.
Arena (02.05.2006) |
Deputy Editor of Narodnoye Slovo newspaper fired
On the eve of the World Press Freedom Day, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Narodnoye Slovo, Russian-language national daily of Uzbekistan, was fired. The reason for dismissal of Ozod Saidov was an article in the newspaper throwing doubt at the head of the state’s caring about the historical and cultural values, in particular, medieval architectural monuments.
Abdusamat Umarov, for Arena (02.05.2006) |
