As several laws threaten to criminalise their work, investigative reporters are fleeing the Central Asian nation. I’m not very good at keeping quiet, so it became clear that I had to stay abroad to continue working as a journalist,” Irgebai, 34, told Al Jazeera in Kloop’s office in central Warsaw. ‘Unprecedented crackdown on free press in Kyrgyzstan’ “The recent unprecedented …
Kyrgyzstan Violence: Foreign students, including those from India and Pakistan, are facing threats from locals amid ongoing mob violence against international students in Bishkek, in Kyrgyzstan. India, on May 18, advised its students in Bishkek to stay indoors following reports of mob violence targeting international students, especially those from South Asia. Our 24×7 contact number is 0555710041.” What Kyrgyzstan Said: …
Aizada Kanatbekova’s stalker murdered her after she rejected his advances in a case that has prompted calls for reform. “He told her: ‘There are only women in your family and you won’t be able to defend yourself, even if I do something to you.’ Then he started following her and threatening her that he would stab her mother,” Baktygul Shakenova, …