Although a government decree officially eliminated state censorship in 2002, it has continued to severely restrict independent journalism, particularly following the Andijon uprising of 2005.
In late 2006, authorities further tightened state control by requiring re-registration by all media outlets not passing a summary review of qualifications.
In the early 2000s, newspaper articles occasionally have criticized government policy and social conditions, but bribery of journalists is common.
The government forced Radio Free Europe–Radio Liberty to close its Tashkent office in late 2005.
[1] In 2011, the flow of information coming out of the country remains tightly controlled by the authorities but a few independent voices are still reporting from inside Uzbekistan.
The Uznews.net news website has been operational since 2006 and is one of the few sources that still has a network of journalists on the ground reporting on day-to-day events in Uzbekistan.