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Free speech in Central Asia

Instead of a Cell, a Muzzle: How Kazakhstan Stifles Critics and Avoids Criticism

Instead of a Cell, a Muzzle: How Kazakhstan Stifles Critics and Avoids Criticism

By Kyle Delbyck
Instead of lengthy jail terms, Kazakh authorities have taken to issuing years-long bans on speech and political activity, a tactic that incurs far less international condemnation.

Redeeming Book Culture in Uzbekistan

Redeeming Book Culture in Uzbekistan

By Niginakhon Saida
In a new political era, boosted by social media, Uzbekistan’s publishers, translators, and book bloggers see rewarding opportunities amid the challenges.
2 Very Different Uzbek Bloggers Both Punished for Their Speech

2 Very Different Uzbek Bloggers Both Punished for Their Speech

By Catherine Putz
That the two are quite ideologically different illustrates the state’s unease with what it perceives as extremes, whether progressive or conservative.

Uzbekistan: The Long Struggle for Freedom of Expression

Uzbekistan: The Long Struggle for Freedom of Expression

By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska
Freedom of expression remains partial and fragile in Uzbekistan, but a limited recent opening may be impossible to reverse.

Abdullaev Extradited to Uzbekistan Then Released, Investigation Pending

Abdullaev Extradited to Uzbekistan Then Released, Investigation Pending

By Catherine Putz
The specifics of the charges against 47-year old Uzbek journalist Bobomurod Abdullaev remain unclear, but the case is drawing significant attention.

Kazakhstan Plans to Ban Anonymous Commenters

Kazakhstan Plans to Ban Anonymous Commenters

By Casey Michel
Astana’s record of policing speech undercuts the attractiveness of doing away with anonymous internet comments.

Kazakh Man Given 3 Years for Insulting Putin

Kazakh Man Given 3 Years for Insulting Putin

By Catherine Putz
Three years in a penal colony for calling Putin a fascist; no wonder no one insults Nazarbayev.
Kazakhstan’s Ever Shrinking Space for Dissent

Kazakhstan’s Ever Shrinking Space for Dissent

By Casey Michel
Two activists were recently jailed for “inciting national discord.”

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