Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 is a Central Asian country which practices Islam. It was formerly part of the Soviet Union.

General censorship

Press freedom in Kyrgyzstan has been increasing since the crackdown on the media that preceded the 2017 elections and the pluralism in the Kyrgyz media landscape is exceptionally high in the Central Asian region. While performing relatively well, issues remain for journalism in the country. Sensitive government information is often inaccessible, journalists risk sanctions for covering controversial topics (like corruption) and ineffective media policy and management weaken the role of journalism in the country. Critical journalism is present in the country, but many media outlets don't cover topics that are too politically sensitive. Journalism in Kyrgyzstan, especially when related to religious topics or inter-ethnic relations, often still lack neutrality in its coverage.

Internet censorship

Listed as engaged in selective Internet filtering in the political and social areas and as little or no evidence of filtering in the conflict/security and Internet tools areas by the OpenNet Initiative (ONI) in December 2010.

Access to the Internet in Kyrgyzstan has deteriorated as heightened political tensions have led to more frequent instances of second- and third-generation controls. The government has become more sensitive to the Internet's influence on domestic politics and enacted laws that increase its authority to regulate the sector.

Liberalisation of the telecommunications market in Kyrgyzstan has made the Internet affordable for the majority of the population. However, Kyrgyzstan is an effectively cyberlocked country dependent on purchasing bandwidth from Kazakhstan and Russia. The increasingly authoritarian regime in Kazakhstan is shifting toward more restrictive Internet controls, which is leading to instances of "upstream filtering" affecting ISPs in Kyrgyzstan.

TikTok is banned in Kyrgyzstan as of August 2023 due to the Kyrgyz authorities' concerns about child development.

Movie censorship

• Child 44 - This film was withdrawn from the country as a result of Russian film distributor Central Partnership to withdraw the film from cinemas in Russia.
• Lightyear - This film was de facto banned in Kyrgyzstan, as films in Kyrgyzstan are distributed from Kazakhstan, which banned the film.

External links

• Censorship in Kyrgyzstan at Wikipedia

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