Document #1248181

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

OSCE Calls Tajiks To Reverse Ban On Facebook, News Sites

By RFE/RL
 
March 07, 2012
The Organization For Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has called on Tajikistan to reverse instructions to block social-networking website Facebook and four independent news websites.
 
Access to the world's most popular social networking site and Russian-language sites centrasia.ru, tjk.news.com, zvezda.ru, and maxala.org has been cut off since March 3, apparently in response to an order from the state communications agency.
 
The OSCE described the move as a "worrying development."
 
Tajik officials have cited "technical reasons" for the problem and pledged that it would be corrected "soon."

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ecoi.net description:
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) calls on Tajikistan to reverse a ban on Facebook and 4 independent news websites
Country:
Tajikistan
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/content/osce_tajiks_reverse_ban_facebook_news_websites/24508122.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
7 March 2012
Document ID:
1248181 (former ID 211540)

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