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| Title | OSCE urges Tajikistan to release BBC reporter |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Tajikistan |
| Publication Date | 7 July 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, OSCE urges Tajikistan to release BBC reporter, 7 July 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e20439a3a8.html [accessed 4 June 2012] |
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OSCE urges Tajikistan to release BBC reporter
July 07, 2011
BBC correspondent Urunboy Usmonov in a June photo
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) representative on freedom of the media has urged Tajik authorities to release detained BBC reporter Urunboy Usmonov.
Dunja Mijatovic said she was still awaiting an official response on Usmonov's case.
Mijatovic on June 16 sent a letter to Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi in which she called the arrest of Usmonov an attempt to censor reporting on sensitive issues.
Usmonov, who has worked for the BBC Central Asian Service for 10 years, was arrested on June 13 for alleged membership in a radical organization.
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
Topics: Freedom of expression,
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