CPJ: Kyrgyz president must veto ‘dangerous’ media law - Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ: Kyrgyz president must veto ‘dangerous’ media law - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, July 2, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov to veto a new mass media law that would require all publications to register with the state and heavily restricts any foreign legal entities from founding or owning media outlets. Parliament passed the bill, which would allow an authorized state body to decide which media outlets can operate, on June 25, rejecting a compromise draft of the bill t…