An Uzbek reporter who works for a German broadcaster is facing a 10-year jail term after being accused of defaming his country's president. Yuri Chernogayev, a correspondent for Deutsche Welle in Tashkent, says prosecutors have charged him with tax evasion and "illegal dissemination of information threatening public security and order.'' (Via Nieuwsbank)
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