At a regular meeting of the Parliament, the deputies proposed to adopt a law on foreign agents. This initiative was made by the elected representative of the people Nadira Narmatova. According to her, the bill will concern the activities of non-governmental and non-profit organizations that are financed from abroad. “Until we adopt such a law, […]
The Prosecutor General’s Office opened a criminal case on the publication in Cactus Media because of the news about the armed conflict in the border zone. This was reported by the press service of the department. On January 27, Cactus Media published an article about the armed conflict in the border zone. In the article, […]
Lawyer and member of the Coalition against Torture in Kyrgyzstan Arsen Ambaryan analyzed the incident with journalists of the Kyrgyz YouTube channel Temirov Live especially for ACCA in terms of the shortcomings of the anti-drug legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic and chances In 2021, Ambaryan conducted an analysis of some sentences of the courts of […]
In Bishkek, on January 22, Bolot Temirov (an investigative journalist and host of Temirov Live channel) was detained in his office. This became known from the video of his detention, which was circulated online in Kyrgyzstan. On January 22, the group of Special Rapid Response Detachment arrived at Bolot Temirov’s office. Without explaining anything, its […]
Mary Lawlor (Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders) urged the authorities of Kyrgyzstan to stop prosecuting human rights activist Kamil Ruziev and investigate the offenses that he had uncovered. She noted that the authorities of Kyrgyzstan must ensure a fair trial for Ruziev and effectively investigate all allegations of threats and cruel […]
The Independent Union of Journalists of Kyrgyzstan published an appeal addressed to President Sadyr Zhaparov, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Ulukbek Maripov, Minister of Economy and Finance Akylbek Zhaparov, and Minister of Justice Asel Chynnbayeva related to the ongoing inventory of laws regulating the activities of the media and the legal status of journalists. […]
On September 10, an activist of the United Kyrgyzstan (Butun Kyrgyzstan) party Orozayym Narmatova was detained in Osh. This happened at the airport in the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan, from where she was going to fly to Moscow. In 2020, Orozayym Narmatova ran for parliament from the Butun Kyrgyzstan party – she was in the […]
President Sadyr Zhaparov has signed the controversial law of the deputy Gulshat Asylbaeva “On protection from doubtful (false) information”. This was reported by the press service of the head of state. The message says that the Constitution guarantees the right of everyone to the protection of honor and dignity, and by the signed law, the […]
The Prosecutor’s Office issued an act of prosecutorial response against the officers of the Department of Internal Affairs of Alamudun, who illegally carried out pre-trial proceedings against the journalist Kanat Kanimetov. This was announced by the Media Policy Institute with reference to the Regional Prosecutor’s Office of Issyk-Kul. “The Regional Prosecutor’s Office responded to the […]
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