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Authorities block news websites, Facebook in Tajikistan

Tajik authorities must lift their order blocking domestic access to at least three news websites that have reported critically about issues such as energy shortages, rising unemployment, and human rights abuses, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The order, which also applied to Facebook, is at least the fourth such ban since the beginning of 2012.

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Tajik human rights group forced to close

A Tajik court has decided to close a leading human rights organization in Tajikistan. The Association of Young Lawyers investigates torture and serves as an advocate for the rights of army conscripts and other vulnerable groups. It was shut down on what appear to be minor charges.

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