Uzbek bloggers Fazilhoja Arifhojaev and Olimjon Khaidarov occupy vastly different ends of the blogger spectrum, but they illustrate the limits of free speech in Uzbekistan.
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A “thaw” at the beginning of President Shavkat Mirziyoev’s reign allowed for the emergence of dozens of online influencers. But authorities now see them as a security threat, with one blogger claiming the state is working its way through a “blacklist” of his colleagues.
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