Discussions about intelligence services keeps a close watch on users of
social media criticizing President A. Atambaev look like attempted censorship
by authorities.
In the last few days, the Zhogorku Kenesh (Parlament), media and internet discussthe issues related to the State Committee for National Security [GKNB] checking the posts criticizing the president of the Kyrgyz Republic. According to the official letter from GKNB announced on January 12, 2017 at the meeting of Zhogorku Kenesh in response to the legislator’s request, 10 Facebook users were identified as "spreading and posting negative publications about the head of state.” Also, GKNB reported that it keeps on "taking measures to identify other 35 users.” According to the media message, the representative of the president noted that GKNB thoroughly investigated the posts of users based in Kyrgyzstan according to article "On protection of honor and dignity” under applicable law "On safeguards for the Kyrgyz Republic president’s activities.”
The 10th edition of the Human Rights Film
Festival presents inspiring, topical, and documentary, as well as special interactive discussion that grapple
with the challenges of defending human rights around the world today.
At the festival 5 national films, 9 foreign and 5 films from the CIS countries will be presented. Each film is unique, the films reflect different social problems. The films are grouped as follows:Human rights and resources, Women rights, Human trafficking and child labour, Access to information, Labour rights, Right for education, Children rights.
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There are many social issues in Kyrgyzstan which have been ignored by society. These include a lack of respect for human rights, gender inequality, and violence towards women and children. Gender violence in particular is widespread in the Kyrgyz Republic, especially in the southern part of the country.Ainagul Amatbekova,a student at Osh State University, an activist for the Public Union "Novi Ritm" and a graduate of the School of Peacemaking and Media Technology.reports on a novel way that activists are fighting gender discrimination and violence in Kyrgyzstan.
Media xenophobia has helped cause divisions in Kyrgyzstan. But
Media xenophobia has helped cause divisions in Kyrgyzstan. But
organisations such as the School of Peacemaking and Media Technology are
challenging those who seek to create tension.
The the School of Peacemaking and Media Technology in Central Asia, a nonprofit organization based in
Kyrgyzstan, hate speech is widely used in media, internet and public discourse.
For example, in the last year more than one third of Kyrgyzstan is have heard,
seen or read in the media statements expressing disapproval, hatred, or
aggression towards minorities, which, according to the respondents, could lead
to violence. Almost half of respondents felt "insecurity and fear of
destabilization, fear for their life and fear of the future."
According to monitoring by the School of Peacemaking
Experts recommend promoting self-regulation in online communities, enhancing media literacy, developing tolerant speech strategies as effective tools to overcome hate speech and discrimination on the Internet.
On May 12-13, the 7thCentral Asian Forum "Development of Internet Sphere in Central Asia InternetCA-2016” was held in Almaty (Kazakhstan) on the subject "Calls to Counter Destructive Content on the Internet: Xenophobia, Propaganda, Language of Intolerance”.
The main topics of the discussion referred to media wars, media manipulations, hate speech, propaganda, differences between the freedom of expression and intolerance, understanding of this ways, in order to avoid the total control of the internet and pressure on freedoms. International and regional specialists’ demonstrated best cases, recommendations and held master classes.
Journalism must become the key vehicle in countering hate speech, xenophobia and propaganda in media and on the Internet.
On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day celebrated on May 3, 2016, the School of Peacemaking and Media Technology in Central Asia encourages the promotion of quality journalism and ethic communications in order to counter modern challenges.
In Central Asia, as well as in many other countries around the world, the crisis in the media sphere has been caused by the governmental control, lack of journalism standards, and increasing language of intolerance. Continuous monitoring and studies of media and Internet highlight such trends. Xenophobia and its various types are expressed in open or veiled forms of intolerance in the media environment, which results in the hostility in response, negative impact on the audience, and encouragement of inhumane stereotypes in the society. The negative discourse is promoted by the propaganda, network aggression, and a series of fibs circulated in media and Internet.
ASTANA, 19 April 2016 – An OSCE-supported two-day training seminar on
protecting freedom of expression and countering hate speech on the
Internet began today in Astana.
Some 40 journalists, lawyers, academics, representatives of the Justice, Interior, Investment and Development Ministries, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Anti-terrorism Centre under the National Security Committee and Supreme Court gathered to discuss the relationship between media and hate speech policies and ways to enhance co-operation between governments, civil society and media organizations.
The event was co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the Legal Media Centre, a non-governmental organization based in Kazakhstan.
The public discussion "Hate Speech and Discrimination through the Media. Trends, Influence, Challenges, Countering” was held on February 10, 2016.
The participants of the event were Shawn Steil, Canada’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Sanzharbek Tazhimatov, expert of the department of ethnic, religious policies and interaction with civil society of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ablabek Asankanov, head of Monitoring Center of GAMSUMO [State Agency for Local Government Affairs and Ethnic Relations] of the Kyrgyz Republic, representatives of international, civil, religious organizations, and media experts.
Military men near the aftermarket during mass clashes, Osh, June 201
Training’s participants on mediation and conflict management are building the Tower of Peace, Bishkek, April 2011
Training in destroying stereotypes for journalists, Bishkek, April 2012
Workshop on production of team reporting in multinational journalist groups, Bishkek, August 2012
The School of Peacemaking and Media Technology in Central Asia is announcing the call for participation in the "Reporting on minority…
25 journalists and media workers from various regions of Kyrgyzstan have been trained to counter the propaganda of violent extremism and hate in…
