Access to Information and the Internet in the South Caucasus

Press Releases

Mon, 04/26/2010

Freedom House Dismayed at Supreme Court's Actions Refusal to Review Zhovtis Case

Freedom House expresses concern over the Kazakhstani Supreme Court's refusal to review the case of Yevgeniy Zhovtis. The Supreme Court's actions are particularly troubling given Kazakhstan's current OSCE chairmanship.

Mon, 08/10/2009

Freedom House Condemns Conviction of Kazakhi Journalist

Freedom House denounces a Kazakhstani court decision to sentence the owner and chief editor of Alma-Ata Info newspaper to three years in prison and calls for the country's appeals court to overturn his conviction and release him immediately.

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Access to Information and the Internet in the South Caucasus

Sam Patten, Senior Program Manager for Freedom House's Eurasia programs, gave remarks on access to information in the South Caucasus and the Internet's potential for promoting democratic reform in the region at the OSCE's Seventh South Caucasus Media Conference. The conference, which was convened by Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative of Freedom of the Media, included government officials, media experts, and representatives of civil society. To read Mr. Patten's speech, please click here.