In the early morning on Tuesday, police searched the apartments of ten current and former employees of independent investigative newsroom Temirov Live in Kyrgyzstan, editor-in-chief Bolot Temirov told OCCRP.
Kyrgyz authorities ordered the detention of 11 independent journalists and conducted searches of their homes on Tuesday. According to attorney Zamir Zhooshev, the journalists are now held in custody for 48 hours, before the court decides to release them or to extend the detention.