Independent publications and bloggers in Uzbekistan were reportedly pressured to report about the war in Ukraine with “neutrality” by the country’s security services. Several Uzbek bloggers and journalists who wrote extensively about the invasion said they had come under state pressure because of their work. Some claimed they were interrogated by intelligence officers, while others were ordered to delete some of their work. Multiple articles were reportedly deleted from Uzbek media sites. A Telegram channel Haqiqat Vazirligi (truth ministry) wrote on March 2 that the government wants Uzbek media to follow the official line. “Journalists and bloggers who cover this topic ‘incorrectly’ have been summoned by authorities to the State Security Service’s detention facility on Tashkent’s Gvardeyskaya Street, where they receive ‘recommendations’ on how to cover these events,” Haqiqat Vazirligi wrote. Among those who were called by the security agency were editors and managers of the popular kun.uz online publication. They were interrogated on February 26.