Rustam Nazarov

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The government’s failure to ease up on independent media in the wake of recent elections suggest it may be a more permanent trend.

20 Nov 05

Was Jumaboy Tolibov jailed for getting on the wrong side of a powerful local official, or as part of a wider organised campaign against free speech?

20 Nov 05

Jailing of leading party figure fits a pattern of wider clampdown on politicians opposed to President Rahmonov.

20 Nov 05

One of the few independent papers, Nerui Sukhan, was back in business - briefly. Now it has been shut down again.

20 Nov 05

Jailing of leading party figure fits a pattern of wider clampdown on politicians opposed to President Rahmonov.

17 Nov 05

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