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Kyrgyzstan media
![Court Orders RFE/RL’s Radio Azattyk Shut Down in Kyrgyzstan Court Orders RFE/RL’s Radio Azattyk Shut Down in Kyrgyzstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-kyrgyzstan-2697388_1280.jpg)
Court Orders RFE/RL’s Radio Azattyk Shut Down in Kyrgyzstan
By Catherine Putz
RFE/RL plans to appeal the court’s decision and has made clear that it has no intention of abandoning its audience in Kyrgyzstan.
![RFE/RL Is the Canary in the Coal Mine for Kyrgyzstan RFE/RL Is the Canary in the Coal Mine for Kyrgyzstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-28-132649.jpg)
RFE/RL Is the Canary in the Coal Mine for Kyrgyzstan
By Jamie Fly
Recent actions by the Kyrgyz government are placing the country’s vibrant media – and, by extension, its democracy – at risk.
![Kyrgyzstan’s Media Under Pressure Kyrgyzstan’s Media Under Pressure](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-28-132649.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan’s Media Under Pressure
By Catherine Putz
From well-known independent outlets to bloggers, the country's vibrant media are under increasing threat.
![What’s Behind Kyrgyzstan’s War on Radio Azattyk? What’s Behind Kyrgyzstan’s War on Radio Azattyk?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-27-194657.jpg)
What’s Behind Kyrgyzstan’s War on Radio Azattyk?
By Catherine Putz
A demand from the Kyrgyz government for RFE/RL's Kyrgyz language service to remove a video has escalated into a legal battle that could end Azattyk's operations in the country altogether.
![Kyrgyz Journalist Bolot Temirov Deported to Russia Kyrgyz Journalist Bolot Temirov Deported to Russia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-kyrgyzstan-2697388_1280.jpg)
Kyrgyz Journalist Bolot Temirov Deported to Russia
By Catherine Putz
The latest twist in Temirov’s tale saw the Kyrgyz citizen-by-birth deported as a “foreigner.”
![Kyrgyzstan’s Move to Block Radio Azattyk Is a Sign of Trouble — For the Government Kyrgyzstan’s Move to Block Radio Azattyk Is a Sign of Trouble — For the Government](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-kyrgyzstan-2697388_1280.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan’s Move to Block Radio Azattyk Is a Sign of Trouble — For the Government
By Eldiyar Arykbaev
Democratic values like freedom of the press are a bulwark that keeps Kyrgyzstan from sliding into authoritarianism.
![Kyrgyz Ministry Blocks RFE/RL Website Over Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Report Kyrgyz Ministry Blocks RFE/RL Website Over Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Report](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-28-132649.jpg)
Kyrgyz Ministry Blocks RFE/RL Website Over Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Report
By Catherine Putz
Last year, Kyrgyzstan passed a “fake news” law. This year, it’s been used to suspend access to at least two media outlets.
![Kyrgyz Journalist Bolot Temirov Acquitted of Drugs Charges, Released Kyrgyz Journalist Bolot Temirov Acquitted of Drugs Charges, Released](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-28-132649.jpg)
Kyrgyz Journalist Bolot Temirov Acquitted of Drugs Charges, Released
By Catherine Putz
And so ends a prosecution that many human rights activists characterized as persecution.
![Campaign Against Kyrgyz Journalist Bolot Temirov Intensifies With Forgery Allegations Campaign Against Kyrgyz Journalist Bolot Temirov Intensifies With Forgery Allegations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-kyrgyzstan-2697388_1280.jpg)
Campaign Against Kyrgyz Journalist Bolot Temirov Intensifies With Forgery Allegations
By Catherine Putz
Like clockwork: After Temirov released a new investigative report last week, the authorities piled on new charges.
![Press Freedom in Kyrgyzstan Is Headed in the Wrong Direction Press Freedom in Kyrgyzstan Is Headed in the Wrong Direction](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-18-130627.jpg)
Press Freedom in Kyrgyzstan Is Headed in the Wrong Direction
By Miranda Patrucic
We’ve seen how important it is that citizens of a country know the truth and are exposed to more than just propaganda. Kyrgyzstan’s backsliding is deeply concerning.
![Kyrgyzstan’s Worrying New Limits on Dissent Kyrgyzstan’s Worrying New Limits on Dissent](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-07-10.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan’s Worrying New Limits on Dissent
By Colleen Wood
Kyrgyzstan’s president continues to sharpen the country’s legal code as a tool to limit dissent.
![Libel Lawsuit Moves Ahead Against Kyrgyz Media Outlets Libel Lawsuit Moves Ahead Against Kyrgyz Media Outlets](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-kyrgyzstan-2697388_1280.jpg)
Libel Lawsuit Moves Ahead Against Kyrgyz Media Outlets
By Catherine Putz
One outlet has been dropped from the Matraimov lawsuit, but RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service and Kloop remain in the crosshairs.