members working in this country
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- Most covered free expression issues in this country
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A social media user was handed down a one year suspended sentence under Kyrgyzstan’s ant-extremism laws for “liking” posts published by a controversial imam.
Freedom House
16 November 2017
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The independence of the public broadcaster came into question on several occasions, as the outlet aired one-sided reports on the Vecherniy Bishkek dispute and faced allegations of partisan bias in coverage of the October parliamentary elections.
Freedom House
23 April 2016
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Government resolution forces ISPs and MSPs to allow government real-time access to communication networks and subscribers' data
Freedom House
31 October 2015
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Ranked 148th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2015
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"Rising nationalism continues to affect both ethnic Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbek NGO activists"
Freedom House
1 May 2014
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Ranked 147th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2014
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"Authorities unblock critical news website, but do not repeal censorship measure"
Committee to Protect Journalists
11 February 2014
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Ranked 97th in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders
1 February 2014
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14-month ban on independent online Central Asian news agency Ferghana.ru lifted
Human Rights Watch
22 January 2014
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Ranked 158th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2013
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"The media landscape remained bifurcated along ethnic lines in 2012"
Freedom House
17 January 2013
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Parliament decriminalises libel, eliminates tools used to suppress critical journalism
Committee to Protect Journalists
22 February 2012
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Media freedom is "very fragile, with physical attacks on journalists and repressive initiatives by parliament"
Reporters Without Borders
25 January 2012
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Supporters of various political parties attempt to intimidate journalists with physical assaults
Human Rights Watch
23 January 2012