Committee to Protect Journalists: Uzbek Parliament Moves to Criminalize 'Dissemination of False Information'
December 22, 2020
December 22, 2020
NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on Dec. 21:
Uzbek authorities should halt attempts to criminalize sharing allegedly false information and ensure that journalists can operate freely without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
On December 15, deputies of the lower chamber of Uzbekistan's parliament, the Oliy Majlis, approved amendments to the country's criminal and administrative codes that . . .
Uzbek authorities should halt attempts to criminalize sharing allegedly false information and ensure that journalists can operate freely without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
On December 15, deputies of the lower chamber of Uzbekistan's parliament, the Oliy Majlis, approved amendments to the country's criminal and administrative codes that . . .