Global Voices Advocacy » Tolkun http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org Defending Free Speech Online Thu, 23 May 2013 21:52:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Uzbekistan: Fighting internet censorship http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/25/uzbekistan-fighting-internet-censorship/ http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/25/uzbekistan-fighting-internet-censorship/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:45:15 +0000 Tolkun http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=346

Today, Uzbekistan is remaining one of the repressive countries in the region that maintains a tight grip on mass media. Despite it has all the nominal guarantees of the freedom of speech, the media is being systematically attacked by the government. The article 5 in the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on mass media [ru] states that mass media in the country are free and can act freely according the laws of the country. In the same law, the article 7 states that there is no censorship in the country and “no one has a right to demand the preliminary approval of the publishing materials, and change or take them off from publication (broadcasting).” However, we witness de facto contradicting de jure in Uzbekistan. (more…)

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