Khovar is the official state news agency in Tajikistan. It was established in 1925 as the Tajik Telegraph Agency (TTA). The agency also runs Radio Khovar FM.
Media assets
News agency: Khovar
Radio: Radio Khovar FM
State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)
Ownership and governance
Khovar is run and owned by the government, according to local experts and journalists.
Source of funding and budget
Khovar is the official news agency of the Tajik government in charge of promoting the policies of the Tajik government, according to information from local experts and journalists. An ad hoc analysis of the content published by Khovar shows a clear pro-government bias favoring mostly the country’s top officials, especially the President.
No domestic statute and no independent assessment that establish and validate Khovar’s editorial independence have been identified.
September 2023