The U.S. is deeply concerned about the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan to block Azattyk. The U.S. Department of State spokesman Ned Price posted on Twitter.
«This follows a series of acts that have increased pressure on independent media and civil society. A free press is critical to all functioning democracies,» he stressed.
The Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan suspended the work of Azattyk Media website for two months on October 26, referring to the law of the ex-deputy Gulshat Asylbayeva on protection from inaccurate (false) information. The reason was a video from Current Time (a TV channel created by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) titled «Heavy fighting on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.» The material was also published on Azattyk Media website.
