A court in the southeastern Uzbek city of Samarkand on September 3 handed a parole-like sentence to a local resident for his activities promoting the restoration of the Soviet Union. The 74-year-old man, whose identity was not disclosed, was found guilty of calling to disrupt the constitutional order in Uzbekistan. The defendant was banned from using the Internet, leaving home between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., changing his place of residence, or leaving Samarkand for three years. The charge against the man stemmed from posts on Telegram where he denounced the legality of the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and cooperated with a pro-Soviet Russian group. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Uzbek Service, click here.
