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Kyrgyzstan
Campaigns and Advocacy
2 December 2011
CPJ Q&A: Osh TV owner Khudaiberdiyev on trial, press freedom
Khalil Khudaiberdiyev says he learned of the government's case against him from reports in the press when he was outside the country.
17 June 2011
CPJ urges President Otunbayeva to halt persecution of media professionals
CPJ urges the government to carry out an investigation into the abuse of authority by local prosecutors against three media professionals and, based on the findings, to ensure the pending prosecutions are dropped and the conviction is vacated.See all campaign news: Kyrgyzstan
From the Communiqué
16 November 2011
Media owners sentenced in absentia to whopping 20 and 14 years
Two former media owners, Khalil Khudaiberdiyev of Osh TV and Dzhavlon Mirzakhodzhayev of Mezon TV, were found guilty in absentia of incitement to ethnic hatred on 28 October, after fleeing their country in 2010, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reports.
22 September 2010
Rights defender sentenced to life in prison
A Kyrgyz court has sentenced an Uzbek human rights defender and journalist to life in prison, charging him with hostage-taking, inciting ethnic hatred, participation in and organisation of mass disorder, and complicity in murder, report Human Rights Watch, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Freedom House.
15 September 2010
PAJ and Adil Soz build solidarity between journalists of opposing political affiliations
IFEX members in Central Asia marked the International Day for Solidarity of Journalists on 8 September with a variety of events, including a sports competition, a report on press freedom and a candle-lighting ceremony to honour fallen journalists. In Kazakhstan, Adil Soz, the International Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech, attempted to unite government and opposition journalists and challenge public officials with a report of attacks on the press. And in Kyrgyzstan, Public Association "Journalists" (PAJ) also focused on strengthening ties between government and opposition journalists to counter divisions created by the newspapers that are linked to different political parties.
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Reports
12 March 2009
Attacks on the Press in 2008: Kyrgyzstan 
22 January 2009
World Report 2009: Kyrgyzstan
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