Mass media and social media analysis on religious freedom and violent extremism in Central Asia: Cases of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan

This report was produced by Search’s “Protect to Prevent” project funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in December 2020. It analyzes the content of traditional media and social networks on religious freedom and violent extremism in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. At the same time, the study seeks to examine hate speech against certain religious groups and how pre-labeling affects those officially accused of extremism.

• Mass media and social media analysis on religious freedom and violent extremism in Central Asia: Cases of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan
• Консолидированный отчет по результатам анализа СМИ и социальных медиа по свободе вероисповедания и насильственному экстремизму в центральной Азии: кейсы Казахстана, Таджикистана и Узбекистана