Kyrgyzstan tightens control over NGOs, taps anti-Western sentiment
Eurasianet
13 Jul 2021, 04:49 GMT+10
Kyrgyzstan s populist president has quietly signed a law that hinders the work of non-governmental organizations, mirroring Russia s latest restrictions. Civil society leaders see the new controls as a response to media investigations into high-level corruption and fear they could be used to cripple the work of independent activists.
News that Sadyr Japarov had signed the law broke on July 7, over a week after it had come into force. The law requires NGOs to file onerous financial reports and was introduced amid growing anti-Western sentiment among politicians and religious groups. Independent journalists, human rights activists, scholars and entire institutions have become targets of smear attacks accusing them of spreading Western ideology or LGBT propaganda.
Kyrgyzstan tightens control over NGOs, taps anti-Western sentiment
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