Asia-Plus

Parent company	Asia Plus Media Group
Founded	1995
Country of origin	Tajikistan
Headquarters location	Dushanbe
Publication types	Tajikistan Economic Review; Asia-Plus Blitz; Asia Plus
Nonfiction topics	News
Official website	Asia-Plus
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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^[2] and the owner is the Asia Plus Media Group.^[1] The agency is based in Dushanbe^[3] and started a weekly paper, Asia Plus in 2000.^[4] It also publishes Tajikistan Economic Review, a monthly, and Asia-Plus Blitz, a newsletter published in weekdays.^[5] It has an independent political leaning.^[6] It has received funds from the National Endowment for Democracy.^[7]

In June 2012, the website of the agency was cut allegedly by the Tajik authorities.^[2] A month later the authorities again banned the website in addition to those of Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency and BBC's website in Russian.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "About Us". Asia-Plus Media Group. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Internet Access Cut To Leading Private Tajik News Agency". Radio Free Europe. Dushanbe. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ Kogan Page (2003). Asia and Pacific Review 2003/04. Kogan Page Publishers. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-7494-4063-3.
^ "Media Partners". Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ "Tajik News". Travel Tajikistan. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ "Asia Plus to receive radio license". Committee to Protect Journalists. New York. 31 July 2002. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ "Annual Report" (PDF). National Endowment for Democracy. 2011.
^ Malavika Jagannathan (3 August 2012). "Threats to the Open Net: August 3, 2012". OpenNet Initiative. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[ap-1] "About Us". Asia-Plus Media Group. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[rfe-2] "Internet Access Cut To Leading Private Tajik News Agency". Radio Free Europe. Dushanbe. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[3] Kogan Page (2003). Asia and Pacific Review 2003/04. Kogan Page Publishers. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-7494-4063-3.

[iwpr-4] "Media Partners". Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[5] "Tajik News". Travel Tajikistan. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[cpj-6] "Asia Plus to receive radio license". Committee to Protect Journalists. New York. 31 July 2002. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[7] "Annual Report" (PDF). National Endowment for Democracy. 2011.

[8] Malavika Jagannathan (3 August 2012). "Threats to the Open Net: August 3, 2012". OpenNet Initiative. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

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