For Further Research

Unfortunately, I am not able to dwell and tell about the presence or absence of censorship in the media in each of the post-Soviet countries, so let me give you a few resources that actually can do this.

1. https://freedomhouse.org      

Freedom House is an organization that compiles reports on the freedom of print media and the Internet around the world. It is noteworthy that, according to the data of 2017-2018 among post-Soviet countries only Estonia has received FREE status, while in some, Internet freedom prevails significantly compared to printed media (Armenia, Georgia), and all others have NOT FREE status.

2. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/09/internet-freedom-post-soviet-world

If the dry statistics seem boring to you, or vice versa, not sufficiently informative, then I suggest reading the excellent article about social media in the post-Soviet countries from The guardian portal. On the Internet, you can find similar articles that simply condemn, but The Guardian copes better with its task, citing as an example the events related to the freedom of speech in countries, which allows a much better understanding of the issue.

3. http://www.ijssh.org/vol6/771-HS0030.pdf

 Attempts to restrict freedom of speech do not go unnoticed by the world community. The northern post-Soviet countries, being in mutual relations with Europe and under its influence, are forced to ease the measure of regulation and to respect civil rights, however, the southern countries are closer to the traditional way of life, where the power of government is absolute. In the countries of Central Asia, not only political censorship, but also self-censorship greatly affects the media. About what led to self-censorship and what are the distinctive features of media in Central Asia you can read in the article of Gönül Cengiz.