Mounting concern about threats to media freedom in Kyrgyzstan

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Recent articles in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz President should reject ‘foreign agents’ law

“President Japarov must show that his stated commitment to free speech is more than empty words by vetoing the bill and withdrawing his support for any form of foreign agent law” – CPJ

Rights groups call on Kyrgyzstan to cease persecution of independent media

“The Kyrgyz authorities should drop criminal cases of ‘war propaganda’ and ‘calls to mass disorder’ initiated against several independent media outlets,” eight human rights groups said.

Kyrgyzstan’s parliament should reject Russian-style ‘foreign agents’ bill

“Kyrgyzstan’s parliament must show that it still respects its international obligations to safeguard human rights and freedom of expression by rejecting any attempts to stigmatise nonprofits as foreign agents and criminalise their work” – CPJ