Uznews, 10 Dec 2009, Osh – The Kyrgyz Supreme Court has turned down an appeal filed by the slain journalist Alisher Saipov’s family to demand that the criminal case into his murder be sent for additional investigation. The court decided that there was nothing more to investigate and that the case could be sent to [...]

OSCE, Vienna, 16 Jun 2009 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, urged Kyrgyz authorities today to do everything in their power to halt a wave of attacks against journalists which is threatening media pluralism ahead of the presidential election.

Uznews, Osh, 10 Apr 2009 – The Kyrgyz Drug Control Agency has announced the detention of a drug courier who carried a pistol from which well-known Kyrgyz journalist Alisher Saipov was killed in October 2007.

Fergana.ru, Bishkek, 16 Mar 2009 – On March 16, the representative of law enforcement bodies of Kyrgyzstan answered the press-conference questions, asked by the opposition forces during the meeting on March 10, 2009 between the representatives of White House (government House is called so in Kyrgyzstan – editorial note) and the delegation from political opponents.

OSCE, Vienna, 6 Mar 2009 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, urged Kyrgyz authorities today to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the stabbing of political reporter Syrgak Abdyldayev.

OSI, 04 Feb 2009 – The Open Society Institute Documentary Photography Project and Arts and Culture Program announce a grant opportunity for documentary photographers from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Pakistan.

Uznews, Osh, 30 Jan 2008 – Avas Saipov, the father of Kyrgyz journalist Alisher Saipov who was shot dead in Osh in October 2007, has again written to Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and demanded that he make public the name of his son’s murderer who is known to everyone.

Ferghana.Ru, Bishkek, 19 Jan 2009 – President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev defied the United States and European Union and signed the new edition of the law “On freedom of conscience and religious organizations”. The amended legislation banned propaganda of unorthodox religious organizations in the country.

RFE/RL, Bishkek, 17 Dec 2008 – Cholpon Orozobekova, editor in chief of the leading independent newspaper in Kyrgyzstan, “De Facto,” has left the country and is seeking political asylum in a European country.

Fergana.ru, Bishkek, 17 Dec 2008 – Minor financial and technical problems taken care of, the National TV and Radio Corporation resumed BBC radio broadcasts (according to the BBC Kyrgyz Bureau web site).

OSCE, Vienna, 12 Dec 2008 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, expressed concern today over the temporary suspension of broadcasts in Kyrgyzstan of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and the Kyrgyz-language service of the BBC.

Maria Yanovskaya (Ferghana.Ru), Moscow, 01 Dec 2008 – KGinfo.ru was presented in Moscow as a web site for labor immigrants from Kyrgyzstan. Authors of the project believe that information posted on the web site will make adaptation in Russia easier.

By Galima Bukharbayeva (Uznews), Osh, 28 Oct 2008 – It is one year since Kyrgyz journalist Alisher Saipov was killed. The murder of the young talented journalist was not solved. It is a usual case of investigation into political contract killing when it is a hard nut for investigators to crack.