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Kyrgyzstan
From the Communiqué
6 January 2010
Journalist hurled out six-story window
A prominent Kyrgyz journalist highly critical of the government died on 22 December, days after being thrown out the sixth-story window of an apartment building in Kazakhstan, report the International Press Institute (IPI) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
30 October 2007
DISSIDENT UZBEK REPORTER SHOT DEAD
A well-known journalist with close ties to the opposition in neighbouring Uzbekistan was shot dead last week in Kyrgyzstan, report the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations (CJES), Adil Soz, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and other press freedom groups and news reports.
30 March 2005
FREE SPEECH AT THE HEART OF POPULAR REVOLT
The popular movement in Kyrgyzstan that toppled President Askar Akayev last week was an expression of anger not only about the vote-rigging, corruption and nepotism committed by the government but also about the suppression of free speech in the Central Asian country, report IFEX members.
23 February 2005
PRESIDENT USES MEDIA TO DISCREDIT ELECTORAL OPPONENTS
As Kyrgyzstan prepares for legislative elections on 27 February 2005, Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) is warning that President Askar Akayev is using his control of the media to smear the opposition and ensure his re-election.
19 November 2003
FIRST INDEPENDENT PRINTING PRESS OPENS
Freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan has taken a small step forward with the opening of the country's first independently owned printing press, reports Freedom House.
1 October 2003
FREEDOM HOUSE, WAN URGE PROBE INTO JOURNALIST'S DEATH
Freedom House and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) are calling on the government of Kyrgyzstan to launch an independent investigation into the death of journalist Ernest Nazalov, whose body was reportedly found in a river on 15 September in the region of Osh Oblast.Alerts
Under pressure, stations halt RFE/RL programming 19 March 2010 Editor of opposition newspaper threatened 5 February 2010 Kazakh police say Kyrgyz citizens suspected in editor's killing 4 January 2010 Prominent Kyrgyz journalist killed in Almaty 23 December 2009 Kyrgyz authorities must stop rise in attacks against the press, says CPJ 17 December 2009 Supreme Court refuses new probe in Saipov murder 14 December 2009 Authorities deny entry to prominent human rights defender 4 December 2009 Human Rights Watch calls for release of two rights activists 19 November 2009 State weekly reporter attacked, beaten in Osh 4 November 2009 Authorities must report progress in Alisher Saipov's murder, says CPJ 23 October 2009 Pro-opposition editor beaten in Bishkek 11 June 2009 "Tribuna" newspaper editor beaten, threatened by unknown persons 11 May 2009 Bishkek court fines newspaper 27 April 2009 Editor-in-chief and correspondent of Russian newspaper assaulted 1 April 2009 Cameraman Bakhadir Kenzhebayev beaten by unidentified attacker 27 March 2009 Political reporter and commentator Syrgak Abdyldayev stabbed in Bishkek 4 March 2009 Russian human rights activist Vitalii Ponomarev deported, barred over report on religious persecution, torture 2 March 2009 Journalists frequently summoned for questioning by authorities 16 December 2008 Police raid newspaper, confiscate computers, seal newsroom, following publication of critical letter 18 June 2008 Broadcasting bill rolls back press freedom gains 16 May 2008Reports
Attacks on the Press in 2008: Kyrgyzstan
12 March 2009
World Report 2009: Kyrgyzstan
22 January 2009
Political extremism, terrorism, and media in Central Asia
5 November 2008
Annual Report 2008: Kyrgyzstan
16 April 2008
World Report 2008: Kyrgyzstan
3 April 2008
Attacks on the Press in 2007: Kyrgyzstan
2 April 2008
Freedom of the Press 2007: Kyrgyzstan
27 March 2008
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