A famous Russian comedian, opposed to the war in Ukraine, has been censored by the authorities of Uzbekistan, an authoritarian state in Central Asia, for having spoken in particular about Russia during one of his shows in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital , we learned on Friday.
Danila Poperechny, who has over 1.6 million Instagram followers and opposes Russia's war in Ukraine.
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His microphone was cut fifteen times during the show because Danila Poperechny talked about politics and said things that we could not say
," said the administrator of the concert hall.
According to her, the artist did not respect the production contract prohibiting talking about politics.
"
The microphones were turned off by the concert organizers
," the administrator continued, declining to detail the censored moments and calling to refer to Danila Poperechny's Instagram page.
The comedian had indicated on Wednesday that he had had his "
microphone cut off at each joke touching directly or indirectly on events in the world
".
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“I felt like home”
During the show on Tuesday, “
they even cut out a moment from the trailer where it just had the word Russia
,” he continues.
According to him, “
50 minutes of the show were censored
”.
“
I felt like home
,” he quipped, as Russia harshly punishes any criticism of its army or its offensive.
The Uzbek Interior Ministry and Tashkent police were not immediately available.
Opposed to the invasion of Ukraine launched 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.