IFEX, Uzbekistan: Muslim blogger faces 8 years in prison for social media post
"A Muslim blogger from Uzbekistan who has been in arbitrary detention for five months is facing charges of threatening public security with a potential eight-year ...
Eurasianet, Uzbekistan: Sex, politics, and videotape, 1 Dec 2021 "An outspoken local deputy says police are trying to shame her into silence, using techniques evocative of the late Islam Karimov’s dictatorship."
RFE/RL, Uzbekistan Restricts Access To Most Social Media, Instant Messaging Sites "Earlier in the day, O'zkomnazorat added seven social networks -- Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Moi Mir, Odnoklassniki, Telegram, and YouTube -- to its “register of violators” ...
Forum 18, Jailed for learning to pray and discussing Islam
Online dimensions in this report: "Four Muslim men jailed for up to six years in a labour camp after meeting together to learn how to pray, to discuss Islamic topics such as prayer, fasting, peaceful jihad, good deeds ...
Foreign Policy, Uzbekistan’s Online Religious Revival
"After years of state oppression, many Uzbeks are finding stricter interpretations of Islam on the internet. Some experts say it could have radical consequences."