Nadira Narmatova

24.kg, Temirov Live Targeted With Media Raids in Kyrgyzstan

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Taking Stock of Kyrgyzstan-US Relations With Amb. Lesslie Viguerie

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

Kyrgyz ‘Foreign Representatives’ Bill Passes First Reading in Parliament

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Kyrgyz Opposition Leader Madumarov Again Under Pressure

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