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Eurasianet reported on November 3 that a court in Uzbekistan has sentenced a teenager to two-and-a-half years in prison for insulting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The 19-year-old, a resident of the Kattakurgan district in the Samarkand region, was reportedly found by the court to have written comments on Instagram that could be deemed defamatory of the president. asiaplustj.info »
Ms. Aziza Haidarova, a former aide to imprisoned judge in Bobojon-Ghafourov district court, Mr. Rustam Saidahmadzoda, has been released from prison through an amnesty. Ms. asiaplustj.info »
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) Teresa Ribeiro has called on the Tajik authorities too release all imprisoned journalists Ms. Ribeiro, in particular, noted in her message on Telegram that the 7-year prison sentence to journalist Zavqibek Saidamini in Tajikistan is yet another blow to media freedom in the country. asiaplustj.info »