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RFE/RL
![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.
![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.
![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 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.
![Undaunted, Joint Investigation Rolls Out Records Backing Corruption Reporting Undaunted, Joint Investigation Rolls Out Records Backing Corruption Reporting](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-kyrgyzstan-2697388_1280.jpg)
Undaunted, Joint Investigation Rolls Out Records Backing Corruption Reporting
By Catherine Putz
RFE/RL, OCCRP and Kloop have published two new reports as well as a database filled with documents provided by murdered former money launderer Aierken Saimaiti.
![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.
![November 1 Deadline Looms for RFE/RL’s Tajik Service November 1 Deadline Looms for RFE/RL’s Tajik Service](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-14_13-24-31.jpg)
November 1 Deadline Looms for RFE/RL’s Tajik Service
By Colleen Wood
Nine RFE/RL journalists in Tajikistan will lose accreditation on November 1; it appears authorities have given the broadcaster the silent treatment.
![Radicalization in Central Asia: 'Not In Our Name' Radicalization in Central Asia: 'Not In Our Name'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-not-in-our-name.jpg)
Radicalization in Central Asia: 'Not In Our Name'
By Colleen Wood
A new documentary project filmed in Central Asia seeks both to document and counter violent extremism in the region.
![Pakistan's Ongoing Media Crackdown Takes Aim at RFE/RL Pakistan's Ongoing Media Crackdown Takes Aim at RFE/RL](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-flag-2528983_640.jpg)
Pakistan's Ongoing Media Crackdown Takes Aim at RFE/RL
By Catherine Putz
Pakistani intelligence says RFE/RL's Pashto-language Radio Mashaal aired programs "against the interests of Pakistan."
![Lawyer Says Suits Against Media Organizations in Kyrgyzstan Suspended Lawyer Says Suits Against Media Organizations in Kyrgyzstan Suspended](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-19_21-04-32.jpg)
Lawyer Says Suits Against Media Organizations in Kyrgyzstan Suspended
By Catherine Putz
A lawyer has asked the Constitutional Chamber to examine the constitutionality of recent libel cases against media.
![Kyrgyz President Wants to Talk to Trump About RFE/RL Kyrgyz President Wants to Talk to Trump About RFE/RL](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-14_16-26-02.jpg)
Kyrgyz President Wants to Talk to Trump About RFE/RL
By Casey Michel
No visit is planned as of yet, but Atambayev knows what he’d like to discuss.
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