DUSHANBE, January 22, 2016, Asia-Plus – On Friday January 22, Majlisi Namoyandagon endorsed amendments drafted by the government to the country’s law on electronic communications  

Presenting the bill, Tajik Minister of Education and Science Nouriddin Said noted that the bill obligates parents to see what websites their children visit.

“This measure aims at preventing children from coming under the influence of websites of terrorist and extremist organizations and website propagating violence,” the minister said.

As it had been reported earlier, the government drafted amendments to the country’s parental law and sent them for consideration to the parliament.  The amendments, in particular, stipulate that internet service providers must give parents free information about websites their children visit at their request.  The amendments reportedly aim at preventing children from joining extremist and terrorist organizations and protecting them against violence.