Comments on: Government is putting tighter control on media http://uzbekistan.neweurasia.net/2007/12/02/government-is-putting-tighter-control-on-media/ Open discussion about current issues in Uzbekistan Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:19:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Audrey http://uzbekistan.neweurasia.net/2007/12/02/government-is-putting-tighter-control-on-media/#comment-33418 Audrey Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:45:18 +0000 http://uzbekistan.neweurasia.net/2007/12/02/government-is-putting-tighter-control-on-media/#comment-33418 What surprised us when we visited Tashkent this summer was the availability of wireless internet cafes/restaurants in a country with such strict internet controls and limits on freedom of speech. It seemed like such a contradiction. I'm really sad to hear that the controls have gotten worse since our visit and that even proxy sites are now blocked. Although Turkmen internet cafes required us to provide passport details, we could access BBC News and other news websites in Ashgabat without proxies. Yet another contradiction. What surprised us when we visited Tashkent this summer was the availability of wireless internet cafes/restaurants in a country with such strict internet controls and limits on freedom of speech. It seemed like such a contradiction.

I’m really sad to hear that the controls have gotten worse since our visit and that even proxy sites are now blocked.

Although Turkmen internet cafes required us to provide passport details, we could access BBC News and other news websites in Ashgabat without proxies. Yet another contradiction.

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