CPJ calls for Kyrgyzstan probe into 2020 death of CPJ award winner Askarov - Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ calls for Kyrgyzstan probe into 2020 death of CPJ award winner Askarov - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, July 24, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Kyrgyz authorities to conduct a thorough, independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding journalist Azimjon Askarov’s death, ahead of the fifth anniversary of his passing on Friday.    Authorities have stated that Askarov died in prison on July 25, 2020, from complications related to COVID-19. But they have failed to adequately respond to credible allegations tha…