not appear on CPJ's annual prison census for a decade, journalist Azimjon Askarov is serving a
life sentence handed to him in September 2010. Askarov's
Committee to Protect Journalists
compelled to give up their news assets. Another ethnic Uzbek journalist, Azimjon Askarov, was serving a life prison term on fabricated charges despite international calls
by Kyrgyzstan's
Supreme Court upholding a life sentence for independent journalist Azimjon Askarov on fabricated
charges is a lethal blow to press freedom and justice,
to take medication at night.
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Azimjon Askarov, freelance
Imprisoned: June 15, 2010
Askarov, a contributor to the independent news
conflict last year. The
persecution of Khalil Khudaiberdiyev, Dzhavlon Mirzakhodzhayev, and Azimjon
Askarov--all ethnic Uzbeks--tarnishes your stated commitments to
press freedom and rule
press is free.
And what about the reported torture of journalist Azimjon Askarov, who is now imprisoned for life? Prior to his arrest, Askarov contributed
only Kyrgyz authorities had not imposed a life prison term on Azimjon
Askarov, a prominent reporter and head of a local human rights group, on
contrast to the government-approved reports carried in most domestic media.
Azimjon Askarov, director of the local rights group Vozdukh and contributor to the regional
told CPJ that Abdusalomov remained under house arrest in late year.
Azimjon Askarov, freelance
Imprisoned: June 15, 2010
Authorities in the southern Jalal-Abad region
to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that Kyrgyz journalist Azimjon Askarov has been beaten repeatedly in custody.
