Articles - Kyrgyzstan
16 November 2011
Kyrgyzstan
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
Kyrgyzstan
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
Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan
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.
18 August 2010
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbek journalists imprisoned and on the run
Two imprisoned Kyrgz journalists have been charged with extremism, incitement to ethnic hatred, calls to mass disorder and complicity to murder, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Both men were arrested in the aftermath of ethnic violence that scorched southern Kyrgyzstan in May and June. According to Public Association "Journalists" (PAJ), many journalists have been targeted based on their ethnicity.
16 June 2010
Kyrgyzstan
Media outlets incinerated; too dangerous to report
An estimated 2,000 have been killed in interethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan since 10 June, say news reports. In response to the unrest, authorities in the southern city of Osh ordered local television stations to cease transmission, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The Public Association of Journalists (PAJ), based in Bishkek, is currently working to provide humanitarian assistance to journalists in the southern part of the country.
12 May 2010
Kyrgyzstan
Interim Government threatens press freedom
Twenty-five press freedom and human rights groups, including nine IFEX members, are calling on the Interim Government in post-revolutionary Kyrgyzstan to respect freedom of the press, and ensure that all media outlets are unrestricted in their reporting of events in the country. Thousands of protesters took to the streets on 7 April in an uprising which lead to the fall of the government.
7 April 2010
Kyrgyzstan
Media freedom trampled amid clashes between protesters and government
Massive protests have overthrown the government of Kyrgyzstan today after thousands of protesters enraged over state corruption, increases in utility prices and restrictions on the flow of information stormed government buildings and looted state-run radio and television headquarters in the capital, Bishkek, say news reports. At least 41 people were killed and hundreds wounded in clashes with police. In recent months, the government has retaliated against independent media for reporting on widespread anti-government protests, for being critical of the government, and for covering other politically sensitive issues, report the Kyrgyzstan-based Public Association Journalists (PAJ), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
6 January 2010
Kyrgyzstan
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).
3 October 2008
Kyrgyzstan
UNE ÉTUDE DE L'IMS MONTRE COMMENT LES MÉDIAS D'ASIE CENTRALE COUVRENT LE TERRORISME
3 October 2008
Kyrgyzstan
ESTUDIO DE IMS REVELA CÓMO LOS MEDIOS DE ASIA CENTRAL CUBREN EL TERRORISMO
2 November 2007
Kyrgyzstan
UN REPORTER OUZBEK DISSIDENT ABATTU
2 November 2007
Kyrgyzstan
REPORTERO UZBEKO DISIDENTE BALEADO Y MUERTO
30 October 2007
Kyrgyzstan
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.
8 April 2005
Kyrgyzstan
LA LIBRE EXPRESSION AU COEUR D'UNE RÉVOLTE POPULAIRE
1 April 2005
Kyrgyzstan
LIBERTAD DE PALABRA EN EL CENTRO DE REVUELTA POPULAR
30 March 2005
Kyrgyzstan
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.
26 February 2005
Kyrgyzstan
LE PRÉSIDENT RECOURT AUX MÉDIAS POUR DISCRÉDITER SES ADVERSAIRES ÉLECTORAUX
25 February 2005
Kyrgyzstan
PRESIDENTE USA MEDIOS PARA DESACREDITAR A OPONENTES ELECTORALES
23 February 2005
Kyrgyzstan
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.
21 November 2003
Kyrgyzstan
OUVERTURE DE LA PREMIÈRE IMPRIMERIE INDÉPENDANTE
21 November 2003
Kyrgyzstan
SE ABRE PRIMER TALLER DE IMPRESIÓN INDEPENDIENTE
19 November 2003
Kyrgyzstan
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.
6 October 2003
Kyrgyzstan
FREEDOM HOUSE ET L'AMJ DEMANDENT AVEC INSISTANCE LA TENUE D'UNE ENQUÊTE SUR LA MORT D'UN JOURNALISTE
3 October 2003
Kyrgyzstan
FREEDOM HOUSE Y WAN INSTAN A INICIAR INVESTIGACIÓN DE MUERTE DE PERIODISTA
1 October 2003
Kyrgyzstan
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.
21 May 2002
Kyrgyzstan
LES CONDITIONS D?EXERCICE DE LA LIBERTÉ D?EXPRESSION SE DÉTÉRIORENT, DIT HRW
21 May 2002
Kyrgyzstan
LAS CONDICIONES DE LIBRE EXPRESIÓN SE ESTÁN DETERIORANDO, DICE HRW
21 May 2002
Kyrgyzstan
FREE-EXPRESSION CONDITIONS DETERIORATING, SAYS HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling attention to the rapid deterioration of free-expression conditions in Kyrgyzstan, following last week's arrest of an estimated 90 protesters attempting to stage a peaceful demonstration in the capital, Biskek. The protesters, among them opposition parliamentarian Azimbek Beknazarov and his supporters, were detained on 16 May after gathering to demonstrate against the government's arrest of various opposition politicians and its decision to hand over disputed territory to China, says HRW. Several journalists were among those arrested, reports the BBC. HRW says the detainees may be "in danger of ill-treatment by police."
12 February 2002
Kyrgyzstan
NO HA DISMINUIDO ACOSO A MEDIOS PRIVADOS
12 February 2002
Kyrgyzstan
LE HARCÈLEMENT DES MÉDIAS PRIVÉS NE PERD RIEN DE SON INTENSITÉ
12 February 2002
Kyrgyzstan
HARASSMENT OF PRIVATE MEDIA CONTINUES UNABATED
Government harassment of independent media and deterioration in respect for human rights in Kyrgyzstan continued unabated in 2001 despite initial improvements in press freedom, reports Human Rights Watch (HRW). In its recently released global survey of human rights, the organisation says progress in press freedom at the beginning of 2001 proved short-lived.
17 April 2001
Kyrgyzstan
PARLAMENTO PUEDE ABOLIR LEY DE DIFAMACIÓN PENAL
17 April 2001
Kyrgyzstan
LE PARLEMENT POURRAIT ABOLIR LA LOI SUR LA DIFFAMATION PÉNALE
17 April 2001
Kyrgyzstan
PARLIAMENT MAY ABOLISH CRIMINAL LIBEL LAW
The Kyrgyz Parliament is considering the repeal of the republic's criminal libel statutes, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). A parliamentary committee recently circulated draft legislation that would exclude libel and insult from the Criminal Code, says CPJ. Although the Justice Ministry, the Prosecutor General's Office, and the Supreme Court have stated that it is "too early" to repeal the laws, Kyrgyz legal experts have told CPJ that they expect the statutes to be amended in the next two to three months.
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