Affiliated media: Radio Azattyk, Online media

Incident date: July 12, 2023

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Azattyk

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

Additional information:

On July 12, the Bishkek City Court approved a settlement agreement between Azattyk Media and the Ministry of Culture, cancelling the decision of the Leninsky District Court to close the institution as a media outlet. Thus, the proceedings in the case have been terminated. Due to changes in the general reports of content storage on the websites of the media corporation Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), content is not stored indefinitely, therefore the video challenged in the lawsuit is no longer available on the RFE/RL websites. Given the court’s decision to approve the settlement agreement, the Ministry will send a letter to the Ministry of Digital Development of the Kyrgyz Republic on the need to reopen the Azattyk website.