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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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."

			

	
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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 7^thCentral 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.

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.