United States Agency for Global Media

Tashkent Bureau, 2006 winner

Sixteen journalists of the RFE/RL Uzbek Services were honored for their continuing coverage during the so-called events in Andijan during which and after which the Uzbek authorities parceled out information from the region and put journalists under pressure. Official relations between Uzbekistan and the United States soured over Andijan, and the Uzbek authorities closed the RFE/RL bureau in Tashkent the following January.

The following RFE/RL correspondents in Tashkent received the award:

Gafurjan Yuldashev;

Sadriddin Ashurov;

Nosir Zokirov;

Elmurad Jusupaliyev;

Abduvohid Haitov;

Feruza Jurayeva;

Barno Isakova;

Mehribon Bekiyeva;

Khusnitdin Kutbiddinov;

Farmuda Murodova;

Khamrokul Karshiyev;

Robiya Mirzaahmedova;

Gulasal Kamolova;

Lobar Qaynarova;

Muhiddin Abdurasulov; and

Farhod Hazratkulov