Tajikistan Djumaboi Tolibov freed after seven months in custody 21.12.2005 - Reporters Without Borders welcomed the release of freelance journalist Djumaboi Tolibov placed in custody on 24 April 2005. He was freed from the local detention centre on 16 December after a prolonged legal battle with the Tajik authorities. 21.12 - Russia Prison administration lays complaint against a REN-TV journalist 19.12 - Albania Bomb attack on country’s biggest independent daily paper 19.12 - Belarus Investigation closed into suspicious death of Vassily Grodnikov 16.12 - France Disappearance of journalist still unsolved eight years on 14.12 - Kazakhstan Reporters Without Borders raps censorship of UK comedian’s "Borat" website 14.12 - Uzbekistan Closure of Radio Free Europe office signals endgame for free media Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Chechnya Council of Europe Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Europe european union Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Ireland Irland Italia Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Moldavia Moldova Montenegro Netherlands New-Caledonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia-Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Tajikistan Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom Uzbekistan Wallis and Futuna		North Korea, Eritrea and Turkmenistan are the world’s “black holes” for news The 10 highest-ranked countries are in Europe, with Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus near the bottom 2005 Azerbaijan Belarus France Italy Russia Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan 2004 Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia-Herzgovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus (northern part) Czech republic France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Macedonia Moldova Poland Romania Russia Serbia-Montenegro Slovakia Spain Sweden Tajikistan Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom Uzbekistan 6.05.2002 - Uzbekistan Jusuf Ruzimuradov See all the petitions 18.05.2005 - Azerbaijan Murder of Elmar Huseynov : The investigation should not stop at finding the killers 29.04.2004 - Romania Caught between Old Habits and Democratic Strides : Romanian Press at a Crossroads 10.12.2003 - Azerbaijan Press freedom curtailed since Ilham Aliev’s election as president Archives 2005 Archives 2004 Archives 2003 Archives 2002 Archives 2001 Archives 2000 Nursultan Nazarbayev Kazakhstan Obstacles to the free flow of information online 2004 report Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Denmark European Institutions France Germany Italy Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Switzerland Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom Uzbekistan 2003 report Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Denmark European institutions France Germany Italy Kazakhstan Russia Spain Switzerland Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom Uzbekistan Glasnost Defence Foundation MMA Media Monitoring Agency - Romania CJES Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations BAJ Belarusian Association of Journalists