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Mass media in Kyrgyzstan

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Like television and radio, news media are restricted in what they can report and are rarely critical of the government. Journalists in the past have been harassed and intimidated who were both pro and anti-government, and protested when the President took the role of deputy director at the state run
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and broadcast outlets. In the early 2000s, an increasing number of such outlets were controlled by individuals with ties to the government. There is currently a mixture of 8 state owned and 20 private television networks in Kyrgyzstan, where the government restricts broadcasts and has in the past,
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More than 34 percent of population in Kyrgyzstan were using Internet by 2016. The growth of the Internet usage led to online media being more significant, and playing a bigger role in the political processes in the country. The best example of that were anticorruption protests held in Bishkek in
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After the change of government in 2005, opposition views generally received more exposure in the media than before. However, access to the mass media by opposition spokespersons remained limited. An opposition television station Sentyabr (September) was ordered to close by a Kyrgyz court.
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In recent years, the Kyrgyzstan government has strengthened censorship and implemented laws that restrict media freedom. Independent journalists have faced repression, including detention. Independent media have also been shut down by the government.
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intimidated or shut down private networks such as NTS which aired opposition protests. There are 23 FM radio stations and a total of 13 AM stations. The state-owned media is dominant, and moves to privatise it by the opposition were blocked by
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In 2003, eight of Kyrgyzstan’s 25 to 30 newspapers and magazines were state-owned, and the state publishing house, Uchkun, was the major newspaper publisher in the country.
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is restricted and the media landscape is dominated by the government. However, there is greater freedom and pluralism in Kyrgyzstan than in other Central Asian countries.
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In a Soviet tradition, newspapers are posted for everyone to read for free on Bishkek's Erkindik Blvd.
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Competition among media outlets is skewed by heavy government support of pro-government
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per 1,000 population in 2004; no statistics were available on radio use.
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about the massive corruption at the Kyrgyz customs service.
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Public Broadcasting Corporation of the Kyrgyz Republic
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Media of Kyrgyzstan

media
Kyrgyzstan
newspapers
President Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Bishkek
television sets
Public Broadcasting Corporation of the Kyrgyz Republic
Internet in Kyrgyzstan
Kloop
Radio Liberty
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
Communications in Kyrgyzstan
Freedom of the press in Kyrgyzstan
Echo of Moscow


"Kyrgyzstan | RSF"
"Final report on monitoring and content analysis of ethical standards in print and online media of Kyrgyzstan"
"Kyrgyzstan: Authorities escalate crackdown on freedom of expression with raids on journalists' offices and homes"
"Independent Media Under Attack in Kyrgyzstan as Court Shuts Down OCCRP Member Center Kloop Media"






Kyrgyzstan country profile
Library of Congress

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