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 ...

A court in Kyrgyzstan has ruled to overturn a government decision to seek the closure of RFE/RL’s local affiliate, Radio Azattyk, in a development that activists will hope signals the government’s ...

A court in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek on Thursday rescheduled for March 15 the hearing of a request by the country’s Culture Ministry to close down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s local branch, ...

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 ...

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 ...