Affiliated media: April TV, Film crew

Incident date: October 3, 2024

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram channel April TV

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

Additional information:

The film crew of the channel April TV was not allowed into the hall to cover the court hearings. In the Leninsky District Court of Bishkek, the next hearing on the case of 11 journalists — current and former media workers of the YouTube channel Temirov Live — began. The last word of the defendants and sentencing were expected. Despite the fact that the court announced an open court hearing, the journalists’ rights were violated due to restricted access to information.