Kyrgyzstan

July 15, 2025

Kyrgyzstan Cracks Down on Independent Media with “False News” Law and Broadcaster Shutdown

July 15, 2025 – Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyzstan has launched a sweeping assault on free press this July, tightening media controls through new legislation and judicial interference […]
June 27, 2025

Kyrgyzstan Parliament Moves to Curtail Torture Safeguards and Media Freedom

June 27, 2025 – Kyrgyzstan –  Kyrgyzstan’s parliament passed two sweeping laws that dramatically weaken protections against torture and severely restrict independent media, prompting urgent warnings […]
June 17, 2025

OSCE-DCAF Summer School Trains Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia Students on Journalist Safety

June 17, 2025 – Krygyzstan/Mongolia-  Between June 8 and 13, 2025, students and young journalists from Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and several other Central Asian nations gathered at […]
February 25, 2025

Kyrgyz Supreme Court Upholds Harsh Sentences for Temirov Live Journalists

February 25, 2025 – Kyrgyzstan –  Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court upheld the convictions of three journalists from the investigative outlet Temirov Live, a significant blow to press […]
February 11, 2025

Kyrgyz President Supports Elon Musk’s Call to Shut Down U.S.-Funded Media Outlets

February 11, 2025 – Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov publicly endorsed Elon Musk’s proposal to close U.S.-funded media organizations Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and […]
December 30, 2024

Kyrgyzstan’s Arrest of 11 Journalists Marks Alarming Authoritarian Shift

December 30, 2024 – Krygyzstan – Kyrgyzstan’s government detained 11 journalists affiliated with Temirov Live, an independent investigative media outlet known for exposing high-level corruption. The […]
September 26, 2024

Kyrgyzstan’s Media Under Siege: Prosecutors Push for Six‑Year Jail Terms for Investigative Journalists

September 26, 2024 – Kyrgyzstan –  In a troubling escalation of media repression in Kyrgyzstan, prosecutors have demanded six-year prison sentences for 11 journalists associated with […]
September 5, 2024

Kyrgyz Authorities Threaten to Block Independent Outlets Over Presidential Reporting

September 05, 2024 – Kyrgyzstan –  The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) issued a warning urging Kyrgyz authorities to reverse threats of blocking two independent online […]