1-09-2023, 15:40 Category: English, Reports & Researches
The report shows the attacks/threats against professional and civilian media workers, and editorial offices of traditional and online publications. These were identified and analysed in the course of the research for 2022.Data for the research, carried out over the course of 2022, was collected using open source content in three languages: Kyrgyz, Russian and English.
In 2022, authorities carried out unprecedented numbers of attacks on freedom of speech, partly in response to journalists’ ongoing investigations into corruption in Kyrgyzstan. Since 2021, the number of incidents has tripled.
1. Attacks via judicial and/or economic means remain the main method of exerting pressure on media workers, accounting for 70% of the total number of incidents.
2. There was a sharp increase in the number of journalists being arrested, interrogated, and tried in court as a result of their work.
3. In addition to this, the number of cyber attacks against both media outlets and journalists almost tripled.
4. In addition to this, the number of cyber attacks against both media outlets and journalists almost tripled.
The full report can be viewed here
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