Tajikistan overturns Facebook ban amid protests March 11, 2012 - 15:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Authorities in Tajikistan on Sunday, March 11 allowed access to Facebook following an outcry from international organisations over the recent blocking of independent media sites, AFP reported. "Yes, we've allowed access to Facebook but we don't know how long it will last," said a spokesman for an Internet provider in the Tajik capital Dushanbe. "If we again receive a signal to shut it down we will have to comply." The Tajik authorities had a week ago ordered Internet providers to block access to Facebook and several other independent sites, including the Russian news site www.zvezda.ru. The move has caused an outcry from international organisations like the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and Reporters Without Borders. The blocked sites regularly publish articles critical of President Emomali Rakhmon's regime. Nearly 30,000 people use Facebook in Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic in Central Asia that borders Afghanistan. The poorest of the former Soviet nations, it has been ruled with an iron fist by Rakhmon since 1992. The country will elect a president next year, and many fear the authorities may crack down on the independent media during the presidential campaign.   Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
