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Kyrgyzstan media
Kyrgyz Parliament Passes Media Law With Last-Minute Changes
By Catherine Putz
After years of working toward a compromise, the Kyrgyz parliament pushed through a new media law that resurrects previous drafts’ most controversial provisions.
As Kloop Journalists Are Detained, a Familiar Refrain: Suspicion of ‘Calling for Mass Riots’
By Catherine Putz
The head of the Kyrgyz presidential press service aired an unfounded allegation on Facebook that the detained journalists were being paid by Bolot Temirov.
In Kyrgyzstan, Kloop Journalists Taken For Questioning
By Catherine Putz
According to Kloop, its employees have been denied access to lawyers.
On Press Day, Kyrgyz Authorities Urge Journalists To Focus on Positive News
By Catherine Putz
“Let’s write about our country in a positive light and try to focus less on negative news,” Cabinet head Akylbek Japarov said.
Trial of 11 Journalists in Kyrgyzstan Ends in Prison Sentences and Acquittals
By Catherine Putz
Of the 11 journalists charged in a case that has drawn heavy criticism, two received prison sentences, two probation, and seven were acquitted.
Verdict Expected Soon in Trial of 11 Journalists in Kyrgyzstan
By Catherine Putz
The case has come to define Kyrgyzstan's autocratic slide under President Sadyr Japarov.
Kyrgyzstan’s Kloop Denied on Final Appeal, Liquidation Order Stands
By Catherine Putz
Kloop co-founder Rinat Tukhvatshin has vowed to "continue to publish the most in-depth investigations, the most balanced news, and the most incisive columns.”
Kyrgyzstan Considers Fines for Spreading ‘False Information’
By Catherine Putz
Bishkek is barreling down a slippery slope, with a history of judging as “false” reports the government simply doesn’t like the tone of.
Keeping Kyrgyz Journalism Afloat While the Island of Democracy Sinks
By Aigerim Turgunbaeva and Sher Khashimov
“One way or another, our journalists will do what matters.”
In Light of Photos, Kyrgyz Authorities Claim Detained Journalist Staged Her Own Bruises
By Catherine Putz
Bolot Temirov shared photos of the bruises he says his wife, Makhabat Tajibek kyzy, sustained in a Kyrgyz detention center in April. Prison authorities say they were inflicted by cell-mates at her request.
Detained Kyrgyz Journalist Alleges Abuse by Guards
By Catherine Putz
Ombudsman representatives confirmed Makhabat Tajibek kyzy was bruised from an apparent beating, but detention center staff would not allow them to document it.
Kyrgyz ‘Mass Media’ Law Withdrawn by Presidential Request
By Catherine Putz
After meeting with media representatives, Japarov requested the controversial bill be withdrawn and “finalized” – ostensibly to be re-worked and re-considered at a later time
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