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Uzbekistan
The Media
Despite the fact that the constitution explicitly bans censorship,
press censorship is routine. In 1992 twelve daily newspapers,
with a total circulation of 452,000, were published. In 1993 the
government required all periodicals to register, and the applications
of all independent titles were denied. In early 1996, no independent
press had emerged, and all forms of information dissemination
were monitored closely. The largest daily newspapers were Khalk
Suzi (People's World), the organ of the Oly Majlis; Narodnoye
Slovo , a Russian-language government daily; Pravda Vostoka
, an organ of the Oly Majlis and the cabinet, in Russian; and
Uzbekiston Adabiyoti va San'ati (Uzbekistan Literature
and Art), the organ of the Union of Writers of Uzbekistan. The
only news agency was the government-controlled Uzbekistan Telegraph
Agency (UzTAG).
Data as of March 1996
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