by HRWF | Oct 27, 2023 | Human Rights in the World
Kyrgyzstan media under threat of a “foreign agent” law CPJ (25.10.2023) — Kyrgyzstan’s parliament should reject Russian-inspired legislation that would classify externally-funded media rights groups and nonprofits that run news outlets as “foreign representatives” and...
by HRWF | Aug 14, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Parliament of Kyrgyzstan KYRGYZSTAN: Raids and fines on Catholics, Protestants, Hare Krishna devotees Mushfig Bayram Forum 18 (02.08.2023) – A Catholic church has been raided and two nuns fined for reading the Bible at Mass, following which the Catholic...
by HRWF | Aug 14, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief, Uncategorized
KYRGYZSTAN: 60 mosques, madrasas shuttered in Osh region Security services cited extremist concerns and building code violations as grounds for the closures EURASIANET (08.08.2023) – The security services in Kyrgyzstan say they have shut down 39 mosques...
by HRWF | Dec 14, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Violations of religious freedom of Jehovah’s Witnesses condemned by the UN Human Rights Committee HRWF (14.12.2021) – On 7 December, the 15 members of the United Nations Human Rights Committee (CCPR) unanimously condemned Kyrgyzstan for violating Jehovah’s...
by HRWF | Dec 3, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Jehovah’s Witnesses books will not be banned as “extremist” Unexpectedly, on December 2 the Pervomayskiy District Court of the City of Bishkek rejected the prosecutor’s application, based on Russian precedents. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (03.12.2021)...
