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26 June 2020 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Cuba

Increasing number of journalists and activists interrogated after criticising government response to COVID-19 pandemic
Cuba Gags Coronavirus Critics (Media Report, English)
en ID 2032277
25 June 2020 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Cuba

Government measures to avoid shortages during COVID-19 pandemic lead to food shortages among the population
Cuba: State Measures Prompt Food Shortages (Media Report, English)
en ID 2032133
25 June 2020 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Moldova, Republic

Government has restricted access to information during COVID-19 pandemic
Moldova: IWPR Funds Emergency Response (Media Report, English)
en ID 2032134
22 June 2020 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Armenia

Article on the issue of hate speech; a new law criminalising calls for violence and hate speech was recently adopted; however, politicians also need to set an example and end their use of inflammatory speech
Hate Speech: Armenian Leaders Set Bad Example (Media Report, English)
en ID 2031736
22 June 2020 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Armenia

Article on newly adopted law against hate speech and on recent instances of hate speech in politics
Hate Speech: Armenian Leaders Set Bad Example (Media Report, English)
en ID 2031924
22 June 2020 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Azerbaijan

Video recording shows man beaten by police officers for violating COVID-19 lockdown
Azerbaijan: Anger Over Police Heavy-Handedness (Media Report, English)
en ID 2031925
10 June 2020 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Azerbaijan

Article on authorities's treatment of political prisoners after their release from prison
Azerbaijan: Punished In and Out of Prison (Media Report, English)
en ID 2031139
9 June 2020 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Iraq

Series of polls in context of Covid-19 pandemic reveal concerns over fake news, lack of trust in official figures, conspiracy theories and attitudes towards measures to stop spreading of the disease
Fake News in Iraq (Media Report, English)
en ID 2031087
9 June 2020 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Moldova, Republic

Gagauzia: Local NGOs say they lack resources to deal with surge in domestic violence cases amid COVID-19 lockdown
Gagauzia: Nowhere to Run (Media Report, English)
en ID 2031117
9 June 2020 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Uzbekistan

Article on possible Russian ambitions to gain access to Usbekistan's autonomous region of Karakalpakstan where oil has been discovered
Moscow Ready to Play Karakalpak Card Again to Gain Access to New Oil Fields, Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 17 Issue: 82 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 2031118

Increasing number of journalists and activists interrogated after criticising government response to COVID-19 pandemic

Government measures to avoid shortages during COVID-19 pandemic lead to food shortages among the population

Government has restricted access to information during COVID-19 pandemic

Article on the issue of hate speech; a new law criminalising calls for violence and hate speech was recently adopted; however, politicians also need to set an example and end their use of inflammatory speech

Article on newly adopted law against hate speech and on recent instances of hate speech in politics

Video recording shows man beaten by police officers for violating COVID-19 lockdown

Article on authorities's treatment of political prisoners after their release from prison

Series of polls in context of Covid-19 pandemic reveal concerns over fake news, lack of trust in official figures, conspiracy theories and attitudes towards measures to stop spreading of the disease

Gagauzia: Local NGOs say they lack resources to deal with surge in domestic violence cases amid COVID-19 lockdown

Article on possible Russian ambitions to gain access to Usbekistan's autonomous region of Karakalpakstan where oil has been discovered