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The censorship has been made possible thanks to a contentious "fake information" law adopted in 2021.

Butun Kyrgyzstan's leader Adakhan Madumarov has been arrested for actions allegedly carried out in 2009.

Investment into costly and potentially lucrative soccer academies has come from figures close to the national leadership.

Suit maintains that Kloop's reporting is driving people to depression and suicide.

The local prohibition should go nationwide from 2027.

Kutmanova says that she was sidelined because she objected to a contentious mining project.

Japarov's legal tinkering looks to many like an expedient to bolster his grip on power.

Azattyk says that the video that sparked its troubles will no longer be viewable on RFE/RL websites

The government is trying to show it is serious about its fight on graft.

Leps claims he has paid out bounties to Russian troops for destroying Ukrainian tanks

Opponents of the ruling say it violates traditions, although the custom of patronymics comes from Russia.

One overriding goal is to get more people to sort their own trash.

Critics of the legislation say it is designed to enable censorship.

Promoters of the Morgenshtern concert say they received death threats.

While foreign-funded NGOs are getting more scrutiny, the state readily accepts billions of dollars in outside aid.

Waste, climactic conditions, overpopulation and underinvestment are creating the perfect storm.

Madumarov, a long-time feature on the political scene, has been an acerbic critic of the current government.

The bureaucratic hassle caused by the changes to the law will force many NGOs to shut their doors.

Some MPs are grumbling that the social media platform is corrupting the nation's youth.

Rights activists say the case is politically motivated and designed to stifle state critics.

President Japarov's spokesman complained that Adyr Abdrakhmatova was sticking up for troublemakers.

Amnesty International has called the ruling a major blow to freedom of expression.

The business ombudsman’s office says it has over three years dealt with around 170 complaints made by businesspeople against the government.

Advertising for illegal synthetic drugs is carried out with relative impunity.

The petitions to the president arrive thick and fast. Children are often enlisted for maximum effect.