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Digital nightmare for independent media: How weaknesses in Meta and YouTube algorithms are being used to censor journalists in Kazakhstan

Since early 2026 independent journalists and newsrooms in Kazakhstan have faced a sustained, coordinated campaign of dig...

Clémence Desjardins | Aug 21, 2026

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Investigation After Lasha Bughadze's Books Found Defaced at Biblusi Gldani Branch; Publisher Warns of Possible Censorship

Copies of Lasha Bughadze’s recent novel and other books by the author were discovered with phallic drawings on their f...

Blake Marriott | Aug 17, 2026

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Mass copyright complaints used to silence critics in Kyrgyzstan, activists and journalists say

At least two prominent Kyrgyz social media accounts that criticize the government have reported coordinated waves of cop...

Blake Marriott | Aug 13, 2026

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Power outages in annexed Sevastopol lead to restrictions on electricity, water and public transport after nighttime attacks

Sevastopol experienced near-total power failure in the early hours of July 27 after what local authorities said were nig...

Clémence Desjardins | Jul 27, 2026