Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Keeps RFE/RL Off the Air
Kyrgyz authorities said today that Radio Azattyk, RFE/RL’s popular Kyrgyz-language service, will not be restored to the airwaves unless its programs are submitted to the government for prior approval.
RFE/RL Protests Removal From Kyrgyz Airwaves
In an indication that Kyrgyzstan’s brief experiment with pluralism may be ending, authorities in this Central Asian country confirmed on Friday that RFE/RL radio and television broadcasts have been taken…
Ousted President Tells RFE/RL of ‘Mistakes’ on First Anniversary of Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Tulip Revolution’
As Kyrgyzstan today celebrated the first anniversary of People’s Revolution Day, former president Askar Akayev spoke to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz Service about his political and personal mistakes and…
RFE/RL Launches New Television Program in Kyrgyzstan
The Kyrgyz Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL, known locally as Radio Azattyk, in partnership with Kyrgyz state television has launched a new youth program that aired for the…
Ousted Kyrgyz President Lays Out Conditions for Resignation in RFE/RL Interview
Ousted Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev gave exclusive interviews to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz and Russian Services today.