The European Court of Justice on February 7 rejected appeals filed by Uzbek-born Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov and former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov against European sanctions imposed on them for having close ties with the Kremlin and supporting Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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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.