censorship
“There is no opposition”, this sign was hanging in the editorial office of the pro-government media and showed that those who criticise authority in Kazakhstan must not be mentioned at all. The sign is considered a fake story told by journalists, but there’s some truth in it – Kazakhstan-based media practise self-censorship. CABAR.asia figures out why journalists become self-censors. (more…)
The Central Asian countries have never ranked high in global rankings of press freedom index. The authorities of the regional states try to toughen control over media and introduce new instruments to tighten the screws.
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“The internet is like the market square, a public space – people should be allowed to say their views, they should be able to voice non-violent criticism of politicians and the authorities without fear of being persecuted for doing so” – states Hugh Williamson, director of the Human Rights Watch Europe and Central Asia division in an interview to CABAR.asia analytical platform.
Residents of Kazakhstan are at risk of no access to social media and messengers. Representatives of the lower house of parliament passed the draft law in a first reading that binds foreign social media and messengers to register in the country, otherwise they could be blocked. (more…)
Why do the Tajik media prefer not to discuss the protests in Belarus and the change of power in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan?
«While developing their own approach on protecting personal data, Central Asian states combine elements of the Russian and Chinese concepts of a “sovereign Internet”, “great firewall” and “censorship”», – mentioned by Anna Gusarova, director of the Central Asian Institute for Strategic Studies, Chevening program scholarship holder at King’s College, London.
The conservative regulating organisation, Uzbekkoncert, of Uzbekistan is being accused of the outflow of young talented people abroad in search of an independent scene.
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Developers of Google and Mozilla Firefox plan to implement protections from Kazakhstan’s governmental security certificate so as not to compromise users’ personal data.