RFE/RL Watchdog 8/26/2010 6:17:09 PM A blog of human rights, media freedom, and democracy developments from RFE/RL's broadcast region. For more, please visit and bookmark Watchdog . |
Kazakh Journalists Covering Sufi Trial Detained On August 26, police in Almaty detained a group of journalists and kept them at a police station for three hours without any explanation. More Iran Detains Two Members Of Reformist Student Group Two members of the Alumni Association of Iran, the country's largest reformist student group, have been detained by security forces in Tehran. More Press Group Concerned About Fate Of Missing Ukrainian Journalist The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern about the safety of Ukrainian journalist Vasyl Klymentyev, who has been missing since August 11. More Rights Group Concerned About Jailed Ethnic Uzbek Journalists The media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed concern over two ethnic Uzbek journalists held in detention since the ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Jalal-Abad in June. More |