Two journalists detained as violence continues
CPJ called on authorities to release Ulugbek Abdusalomov and Azimjon Askarov, and to ensure the safety of other journalists working in southern Kyrgyzstan.
TV stations shut down in Kyrgyzstan; prominent journalist held in Uzbekistan
Local television stations in the southern Kyrgyzstani city of Osh were ordered to cease transmissions in the wake of interethnic violence in the region.
Twenty-four press freedom groups and human rights organisations call on the government to implement reforms
IFEX members joined other human rights organisations in denouncing the deterioration of press freedom under the new interim government.
Newspaper suspended, TV station raided
Authorities should halt their ongoing crackdown on independent and opposition news outlets, CPJ said.
Press freedom deteriorating despite promises of democracy, says CPJ
On the fifth anniversary of the revolution that brought President Bakiyev to power on the promise of democratic reform, CPJ expresses alarm at the widening crackdown on press freedom.
Internet providers block independent news sites
Thirteen Kyrgyz media organisations call the blocking of independent news sources a “coordinated attempt to deprive Kyrgyz citizens of information.”
Under pressure, stations halt RFE/RL programming
Authorities warned local radio and television stations that they may face additional hurdles in their license renewals if they continue to carry RFE/RL programming.
Editor of opposition newspaper threatened
Zhyldyz Musabekova is linking the threats to her journalism work.
Kazakh police say Kyrgyz citizens suspected in editor’s killing
The police did not identify the suspects or describe their alleged roles in the murder of Kyrgyz editor Gennady Pavlyuk.
Prominent Kyrgyz journalist killed in Almaty
CPJ urged authorities to investigate the possibility that the journalist was killed in retaliation for his critical reporting on the Kyrgyz government.
Kyrgyz authorities must stop rise in attacks against the press, says CPJ
In two separate cases, a journalist was beaten and a newspaper received a bullet in an envelope along with threatening notes.
Supreme Court refuses new probe in Saipov murder
The ruling came in an appeal filed by the slain editor’s father, who had asked the court to order a new investigation into the 2007 killing.
Authorities deny entry to prominent human rights defender
Human Rights Watch urged the government to allow monitors into the country.
Human Rights Watch calls for release of two rights activists
According to Human Rights Watch, the government is out to stop research into abuses committed against so-called extremists in southern Kyrgyzstan.
State weekly reporter attacked, beaten in Osh
Police should investigate work-related motives in a weekend assault that left reporter Kubanychbek Zholdoshev with a concussion and broken ribs, says CPJ.
Authorities must report progress in Alisher Saipov’s murder, says CPJ
CPJ called on authorities to make public the findings of their investigation into the 2007 murder of the editor of the Uzbek-language newspaper “Siyosat”.