Uzbekistan: Yusuf Juma, a Martyr Poet
Today, in Uzbekistan, where free voices are being severely silenced, practically no one dares not even to promote, but just to express anti-governmental ideas. But this is not the case of dissident...
View ArticleUzbekistan: Fighting internet censorship
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...
View ArticleUzbekistan: Playing Politics on Facebook
Facebook seems to have started playing an important role in Uzbek politics. However, so far it is more a tool for playing games with fake accounts, rather than an instrument of civil protests. Planted...
View ArticleUzbekistan: Facebook Clone is Launched
YouFace is a new social networking site launched in Uzbekistan. Its interface is strikingly similar to that of Facebook except that YouFace quotes Uzbek President Islam Karimov on its welcome page....
View ArticleUzbekistan: ‘Lavish' Weddings Banned in Tashkent
Following in the footsteps of Tajikistan, the Mayor's Office in the Uzbek capital Tashkent has banned [uz] ‘lavish' weddings in the city. However, as Marat Satpaev writes on NewEurasia.net, the ban...
View ArticleGay Uzbekistan: Unknown Singer Stands for an Alternative Lifestyle
Homosexuality is illegal in Uzbekistan, where government officials and the bulk of society hold negative attitudes towards LGBT groups. But a mysterious musician has recently hit YouTube with a song...
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