Avesta

Avesta is a privately owned news agency based in Dushanbe, one of the longer-running non-state news services in Tajikistan. Publishing mainly in Russian with Tajik-language content, it covers politics, the economy, security and regional affairs in Central Asia, providing an alternative domestic source alongside Tajikistan's dominant state media.

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Avesta at a glance

Country: Tajikistan
Region: Central Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: News agency
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Avesta

Crosswire groups Avesta as Centrist for comparisons within Tajikistan's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Avesta sits in Tajikistan's press

Avesta is one of 3 outlets tracked in Tajikistan, and one of 3 news agencies among them — the others being Asia-Plus and Khovar. By outlets tracked, Tajikistan ranks 33rd of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 26 of the 51 news agencies in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Avesta outside Tajikistan, starting with Central Asia, are 24.kg (Kyrgyzstan), TDH (Turkmenistan), Xinhua (China) and Yonhap News (South Korea). Opening one of them beside Avesta is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.