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
Over the course of two days, half a dozen journalists in Kyrgyzstan have been taken in for questioning, their offices or homes raided or sealed by the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) in what appears to be a concerted crackdown. On January 15, the offices of 24.kg, a leading local news agency, were raided … Read more
Advertisement The controversial “foreign representatives” law passed its first reading in the Kyrgyz parliament, the Jogorku Kenesh, on October 25 without debate. A bill must be passed in three parliamentary readings before being sent to the president for signature into law, a process that can move swiftly or stall indefinitely. The bill’s author, Nadira Narmatova, … Read more