Category Archives: Internet
Tajikistan Blocks Facebook and Independent News Websites
On March 3, Internet providers in Tajikistan cut local access to Facebook, the social-networking service, along with another four independent news websites. The blocking was ordered by the state-run communications agency, which cited technical reasons. However, media and analysts suggested … Continue reading
Filed under Authoritarianism, Human Rights, Internet, Media, Social media, Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Facebook Users Probe Social Networking Possibilities
An interesting article by David Trilling from the EurasiaNet.org (July 7, 2011). Tajikistan: Facebook Users Probe Social Networking Possibilities This spring, when 15 young activists gathered outside Tajikistan’s state electricity supplier during an energy crisis to “lay flowers for the … Continue reading
Filed under Internet, Media, Social media, Tajikistan
