A demand from the Kyrgyz government for RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz language service to remove a video has escalated into a legal battle that could end Azattyk’s operations in the country altogether. In September ...

A settlement agreement was reportedly reached between the broadcaster and the Ministry of Culture, paving the way for Azattyk’s unblocking. After nine months of legal wrangling, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz ...

The Bishkek City Court has annulled an April decision by the Lenin District Court to shut down the operations of RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, known locally as Radio Azattyk, over the broadcaster's refusal ...

The closure of Azattyk Media will entail not only a restriction of freedom of speech and pluralism in the mass media, but also a restriction of citizens’ rights to access information. JANUARY 24, 2023 ...

Kyrgyzstan has long been considered an ‘island of freedom and democracy’ in Central Asia, but mass arrests of opposition activists and attacks on the media over the past 10 days suggest the current ...

Kyrgyzstan’s government has filed a lawsuit to seek permanent closure of the local affiliate of U.S government-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in a fresh attempt by the authorities ...

The ministry is seeking to shut down 'Radio Azattyk' because of a 2022 video report about clashes on the Kyrgyz/Tajik border in the Batken region. The media outlet's websites have been blocked since ...

(Bishkek, January 26, 2023) – The Kyrgyz Ministry of Culture has filed a lawsuit to try to terminate the operation of “Azattyk Media,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz service, Human Rights ...