On March 13, the Kyrgyz president’s press secretary announced in a Facebook post that the draft law “on mass media” had been withdrawn on behalf of President Sadyr Japarov. Following a meeting last week with more than 40 representatives of Kyrgyzstan’s media sector, Japarov requested the bill be withdrawn and “finalized” – ostensibly to be … Read more
On Aike Beishekeyeva’s 23rd birthday on January 16, the young Kyrgyz journalist was planning to buy a cake to share with her colleagues. That celebration never happened. Instead, early that morning, Beishekeyeva was arrested at her family home on suspicion of “inciting mass unrest.” For weeks, she has been awaiting trial in Detention Center 1, … Read more
Last month, over the course of two days Kyrgyz authorities carried out raids on the homes and offices of more than dozen journalists in Bishkek, ultimately detaining 11 journalists associated with Temirov Live and sealing the offices of 24.kg. Although pressure on media in Kyrgyzstan has escalated, Rinat Tuhvatshin, co-founder of Kloop told The Diplomat … Read more
Advertisement On the evening of August 30, Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov headlined a team of Central Asia’s best football players to go up against the Barca Legends. Some 5,000 people cheered on the game, which ended 3-0 in favor of the former Barcelona players. While Lionel Messi was not on the field, other famous players … Read more
Advertisement Prosecutors in Kyrgyzstan have reportedly filed a claim seeking to suspend the work of Kloop, a well-respected independent Kyrgyz media outlet best known internationally for its collaboration with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). Kloop reported that it received notice on August 28 that the Prosecutor’s Office in Bishkek had applied to … Read more