A court in Kyrgyzstan has ruled to dissolve a non-governmental organisation that ran a popular news website often critical of the government.. -February 10, 2024 at 11:38 am EST
- MarketScreener
In this week’s edition: Kyrgyz authorities try to shut down Kloop, Kazakhstan builds its oil tanker fleet, markets reopen along the Tajik-Afghan border, and more.
The Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan has reversed a verdict handed to Askar Kubanychbek, who was convicted of mercenary activities over his involvement in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Kyrgyzstan to stop a move to liquidate the Kloop Media Public Foundation, an anti-corruption investigative website that has been critical of the Central Asian nation's government.