Nuri Zindagi

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Statements | Tajikistan

Tajikistan must release reporters

New York, October 13, 2011--As a court in Tajikistan prepares to issue verdicts in the politicized criminal prosecutions of BBC correspondent Urinboy Usmonov, and Makhmadyusuf Ismoilov, a reporter with the independent weekly Nuri Zindagi, the Committee to Protect Journalists is demanding justice.
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October 13, 2011 3:35 PM ET |
Tags: BBC, Makhmadyusuf Ismoilov, Nuri Zindagi, Urinboy Usmonov
Alerts | Tajikistan

Tajik journalist faces 16 years in jail

New York, September 29, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the ongoing imprisonment of journalist Makhmadyusuf Ismoilov and is dismayed by prosecutors' call for a hefty prison term on defamation and other charges.

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September 29, 2011 4:10 PM ET |
Tags: Defamation, Imprisoned, Makhmadyusuf Ismoilov, Nuri Zindagi
Alerts | Tajikistan

Tajik journalist arrested on defamation, insult charges

New York, December 16, 2010--The Committee to Protect Journalists today denounced the imprisonment in northern Tajikistan of Makhmadyusuf Ismoilov, a reporter with the Dushanbe-based independent weekly Nuri Zindagi. Ismoilov was arrested in Sogd region on November 23, but the regional press first reported on the case on Monday. Ismoilov is currently being held in a pretrial facility in the city of Khujand, according to the local press.
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December 16, 2010 5:03 PM ET |
Tags: Defamation, Insult, Makhmadyusuf Ismoilov, Nuri Zindagi

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