A prominent Russian comedian who opposes the war in Ukraine has been censored by authorities in the Central Asian authoritarian state of Uzbekistan for talking about Russia during one of his shows in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, it was reported on Friday. Danila Poperechni, who has more than 1.6 million Instagram followers and opposes Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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“During the show, his microphone was cut off fifteen times, because Danila Poperechny talked about politics and said things that cannot be said.– said the administrator of the concert hall. According to him, the artist did not respect the production contract, which forbids talking about politics.
“The microphones were turned off by the concert organizers– the administrator continued, refusing to detail the censored moments and calling to refer to Danila Poperechny’s Instagram page. On Wednesday, the comedian noted that he has his “the mic is cut to every joke, directly or indirectly touching on world events“.
“I felt at home”
During Tuesday’s show.they even cut a moment from the trailer that just had the word Russia“, he continues. According to him, “50 minutes of the program were censored“. “I felt at home“, he quipped, while Russia severely punishes any criticism of its military or its offensive.
Uzbekistan’s Interior Ministry and Tashkent police were not immediately available for comment. Despite the invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022, the comedian left Russia. In recent months, hundreds of thousands of Russian citizens have fled Vladimir Putin’s military mobilization and repression in Russia to the former Soviet republics of Central Asia.
Source: Le Figaro
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