Kyrgyzstan's vibrant media space is enduring its darkest week in 30 years of independence after nearly a dozen current and former media workers were jailed and one of the country's biggest private news agencies was raided as part of a criminal probe.
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The recent detention of journalists and raids on homes and offices mark a further expansion of the Kyrgyz government’s efforts to rein in the country’s media through overt pressure.