Tajikistan: On the Road to Failure
Latest report by the International Crisis Group on Tajikistan Asia Report N°162 12 February 2009 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Far from being a bulwark against the spread of extremism and violence
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UPDATE! Siddiq Barmak’s “Opium War” wins two more prestigious awards
Opium War, a film by director Siddiq Barmak which had won the Golden Marc’Aurelio Critics’ Award for Best Film at the Rome International Film Festival has now won two more prizes in two consecutive days: the Grand Prix in Batumi film festival (Georgia) on 29
Afghanistan
The US-Iran ‘meeting’ that never was
Please find Massoumeh’s article in the Guardian below. Read the full article with commentary
Modern Journalism and Challenges of Tradition
MODERN JOURNALISM AND CHALLENGES OF TRADITION AFGHANISTAN EXPERIENCE 6-7 June 2008, London UK Zaid Mohseni Director View more
Overview of Media Development In post Taliban Afghanistan
Overview of Media Development In post Taliban Afghanistan By: Aziz Hakimi Former director of the Killid Group Seven years after the overthrow of the Taliban
Iran
Shadi Sadr Wins Prize for Defense of Human Rights
Challenges Ahead for Ahmadinejad
Another ceremony, another stage decorated with the Islamic republic’s flag, a long line of yellow daffodils and photos of martyrs of the revolution.
Iran election coverage
Please find Massoumeh’s numerous appearances in global media talking about the recent election crisis in Iran. We will update the link as they
Taijikistan
BBC: Abuse of Tajik women ‘widespread’
Abuse of Tajik women ‘widespread’ Amnesty International has accused Tajikistan of failing to protect its women, saying nearly half are raped,
Fars News Agency has opened a news bureau in Dushanbe
The Iranian Fars News Agency that has opened a news bureau in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe last week, aimed to use media cooperation between Iran and
Commentary in the Guardian: US opens route to Afghanistan through Russia’s backyard
A great new commentary about the issues facing the regions that we are interested in at Persianspeakingworld. An excerpt from the article in the No Comments • Read this story »
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Living between the red lines
Living between the red lines By: Kasra Nuri To say or not to say; to write or not to write; to report or to archive; these are the two poles defined methodically by various media systems. They are created
Mass Media in Post-Independence Tajikistan
Mass Media in Post-Independence Tajikistan Umed Babakhanov Asia-Plus Media Group Director-general The Tajik mass media, as well as other institutions of civil society in Tajikistan, are still undergoing
The Absence of Media in Taijikistan
The Absence of Media in Tajikistan And its consequences for the young generation By: Salim Aioubzod, Senior producer, RFE/RL The absence of truly independent media and the widespread abuse of a relative
The Looming New Media of Tajikistan
The Looming New Media of Tajikistan Shafkat Rajabian, journalist Tajikistan’s acquaintance with the World Wide Web is still in its early phase. According to Internet World Stats, there were 2000 Internet
The Impact of Women on Media in Afghanistan
The Impact of Women on Media in Afghanistan Shukria Barakzai, Editor Ayneh Zan, Member of Parliament “My pen is on my loan; my thoughts are in my prison; my beliefs are hidden; my tongue is in my silence;