Asia-Plus Explained

Parent:Asia Plus Media Group
Founded:1995
Country:Tajikistan
Headquarters:Dushanbe
Publications:Tajikistan Economic Review
Asia-Plus Blitz
Asia Plus
Topics:News
Url:Asia-Plus

Asia-Plus is a privately owned independent news agency based in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

History and profile

Asia-Plus news agency was established in 1995 and started its activity in English and in Russian in 1996.[1] It is privately owned and the owner is the Asia Plus Media Group.[1] The agency is based in Dushanbe[2] and started a weekly paper, Asia Plus in 2000.[3] It also publishes Tajikistan Economic Review, a monthly, and Asia-Plus Blitz, a newsletter published in weekdays.[4] It has an independent political leaning.[5] It has received funds from the National Endowment for Democracy.[6]

In June 2012, the website of the agency was cut allegedly by the Tajik authorities.[7] A month later the authorities again banned the website in addition to those of Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency and BBCs website in Russian.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us. Asia-Plus Media Group. 3 February 2014.
  2. Book: Kogan Page. Asia and Pacific Review 2003/04. 2003. Kogan Page Publishers. 978-0-7494-4063-3. 331.
  3. Web site: Media Partners . https://web.archive.org/web/20100918103051/http://iwpr.net/central-asia-human-rights-reporting-project/media-partners-tajikistan . dead . 18 September 2010 . Institute for War and Peace Reporting . 3 February 2014 .
  4. Web site: Tajik News. Travel Tajikistan. 3 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131209030906/http://traveltajikistan.com/news/newse.html. 9 December 2013. dead.
  5. Web site: Asia Plus to receive radio license. Committee to Protect Journalists. 3 February 2014. New York. 31 July 2002.
  6. Web site: Annual Report. 2011. National Endowment for Democracy.
  7. News: Internet Access Cut To Leading Private Tajik News Agency. 3 February 2014. Radio Free Europe. 13 June 2012. Dushanbe.
  8. Web site: Threats to the Open Net: August 3, 2012. OpenNet Initiative. 3 February 2014. Malavika Jagannathan. 3 August 2012.

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