Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 8 October 2021
On 1 October 2021, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Ruslan Kazakbaev, to discuss the current state of media freedom and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan.
OSCE media representative concerned by restriction to media freedom in the law on Manipulation of Information in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 29 June 2020
Vienna, 29 June 2020 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern today about the recently passed law on the Manipulation of Information in Kyrgyzstan.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative concerned by new amendments to Anti-Terrorism Law in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 May 2020
VIENNA, 6 May 2020 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concerns today about a set of new amendments to the law on Countering Terrorism, as well as changes to the Code of Civil Procedure, in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media highly concerned by disproportionate defamation claims against three media outlets in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 13 December 2019
VIENNA, 13 December 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, raised his concerns today at the disproportionate damages of more than 320,000 US dollars demanded in a defamation suit against the Kyrgyzstan media organizations Azattyk (the Kyrgyz-language service of the international broadcaster RFE/RL), Kloop.kg and 24.kg...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative concerned by closure of TV channel in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 14 August 2019
VIENNA, 14 August 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern today over the closure of the TV channel Aprel in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and called for respect for diversity in the media...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative publishes Comments to the Draft Information Security Concept of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 21 June 2019
VIENNA, 21 June – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today published the Commentary to the Draft Information Security Concept of Kyrgyzstan for 2019-2023 commissioned by his Office and prepared by Dmitri Golovanov, a legal counsel from the Russian Federation. The Commentary was shared with the Kyrgyz authorities on 22 May 2019.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes dropping of multi-million defamation claims against media outlet in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 21 May 2018
VIENNA, 21 May 2018 – Today the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, welcomed the dropping of defamation claims against the now-defunct Kyrgyz media outlet Zanoza.kg, and its journalists Dina Maslova and Naryn Ayyp, by the former president Almazbek Atambaev...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes positive developments in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 27 April 2018
VIENNA, 27 April 2018 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today welcomed a number of positive steps for media freedom in Kyrgyzstan.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media calls on Kyrgyz authorities to protect journalists
Publishing date: 17 October 2017
VIENNA, 17 October 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today condemned an assault on Sunday on three journalists in Osh, Kyrgyzstan on the premises of a polling station...
Excessive fines for defamation a threat to media freedom in Kyrgyzstan, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 16 December 2015
VIENNA, 16 December 2015- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the authorities in Kyrgyzstan not to impose disproportionate and excessive fines for civil defamation, following a recent ruling in a defamation case in the country involving a public figure...