Internet Censorship Looms in Kyrgyzstan
Draft law would allow authorities to block websites deemed to contain inaccurate information, with no need for a court ruling.
12 Aug 20
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Moldovan Government Stumbles Over COVID-19 Response
Local elections go ahead despite emergency.
27 Mar 20
Armenia Searches for Solutions to Fake News
Can Yerevan regulate the information field without damaging freedom of speech?
10 Feb 20
Protest Mounts in Azerbaijan
Hunger strikes and public rallies called as demands grow to release detainees.
18 Jan 19
Misusing Hate Speech Laws in Central Asia
Regimes are jumping on an anti-incitement bandwagon to silence critics.
16 Sep 16
Drawing Out Kazakstan's Social Tensions
How one artist is trying to stir public debate through humour.
3 Aug 16
Kazak State Tightens Grip on Internet
Experts warn that online access will be imperilled if new laws are put into effect.
15 Feb 16
Kazakstan Journalist Intimidated but Unbowed
Police try to engineer Soviet-style forcible confinement in psychiatric hospital.
30 Nov 15
Ammar Still Gives Hope to Many
He was a dreamer, but with perfect faith that his dreams could come true.
13 Oct 15
Azerbaijani Reporters Stopped at Border
“We fear that this growing harassment is a forerunner of a new crackdown” – Reporters Without Borders.
13 Jul 15
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