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Press freedom in Central Asia
![Kyrgyz Court Cancels Case Against RFE/RL’s Radio Azattyk Kyrgyz Court Cancels Case Against RFE/RL’s Radio Azattyk](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-28-132649.jpg)
Kyrgyz Court Cancels Case Against RFE/RL’s Radio Azattyk
By Catherine Putz
A settlement agreement was reportedly reached between the broadcaster and the Ministry of Culture, paving the way for Azattyk’s unblocking.
![Taking Stock of Kyrgyzstan-US Relations With Amb. Lesslie Viguerie Taking Stock of Kyrgyzstan-US Relations With Amb. Lesslie Viguerie](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-04_17-08-24.jpg)
Taking Stock of Kyrgyzstan-US Relations With Amb. Lesslie Viguerie
By Catherine Putz
The Diplomat’s Managing Editor Catherine Putz had a recent conversation with U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Lesslie Viguerie about the state of relations.
![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.”
![No, Press Freedoms Have Not Improved in Central Asia No, Press Freedoms Have Not Improved in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-05-9.jpg)
No, Press Freedoms Have Not Improved in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Methodology isn’t a headline buzzword, but an improving rank certainly is -- no matter the context.
![Kyrgyzstan Reviewing Entry Bans on Rittmann and Rickleton Kyrgyzstan Reviewing Entry Bans on Rittmann and Rickleton](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-04_17-08-24.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan Reviewing Entry Bans on Rittmann and Rickleton
By Catherine Putz
In a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov wrote that he has ordered a review of entry bans imposed on journalist Chris Rickleton and human rights researcher Mihra Rittmann.
![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.
![Have Press Freedoms Improved in Central Asia? Have Press Freedoms Improved in Central Asia?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-newspaper-1595773_1920.jpg)
Have Press Freedoms Improved in Central Asia?
By Colleen Wood
What does a new global press freedom index really say about Central Asia?
![Accreditation Battle Continues Between RFE/RL and Tajikistan Accreditation Battle Continues Between RFE/RL and Tajikistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-14_13-24-31.jpg)
Accreditation Battle Continues Between RFE/RL and Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
Four more employees - one a driver - of RFE/RL's Tajik Service have been given six-month accreditations. The press freedom battle goes on.
![Tajikistan Approves Credentials for RFE/RL Journalists Just Ahead of November 1 Deadline Tajikistan Approves Credentials for RFE/RL Journalists Just Ahead of November 1 Deadline](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-1024px-palace_of_nations_and_the_flagpole_dushanbe_tajikistan.jpg)
Tajikistan Approves Credentials for RFE/RL Journalists Just Ahead of November 1 Deadline
By Catherine Putz
A closer look at the significance of a recent development.
![Brief Detention, Fine, and Regional Ban for French Journalist Looking Into Zhanaozen Brief Detention, Fine, and Regional Ban for French Journalist Looking Into Zhanaozen](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
Brief Detention, Fine, and Regional Ban for French Journalist Looking Into Zhanaozen
By Catherine Putz
Seven years later, Zhanaozen remains a sensitive issue in Kazakhstan.
![Kazakh Authorities Target Media Outlets in Former Minister's Libel Suit Kazakh Authorities Target Media Outlets in Former Minister's Libel Suit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-15131829602_48cf4bd171_z.jpg)
Kazakh Authorities Target Media Outlets in Former Minister's Libel Suit
By Catherine Putz
Crying libel and defamation to hit back at critical reporting is not new to Kazakhstan.
![Self-Censorship and the State: Evaluating Progress on Free Speech in Uzbekistan Self-Censorship and the State: Evaluating Progress on Free Speech in Uzbekistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-07_16-10-09.jpg)
Self-Censorship and the State: Evaluating Progress on Free Speech in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
How have reforms impacted the media environment in Uzbekistan?
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