Security agents search newsroom of media outlet 24.kg, take top editors in for questioning
Agents from Kyrgyzstan’s State National Security Committee (GKNB) searched the newsroom of the news site 24.kg in Bishkek on Monday, journalists from the outlet reported.
The journalists said the security officials refused to allow lawyers from the media rights group Media Policy Institute or the legal rights organization Adilet into the building during the search. The outlet’s computers and other data storage devices were reportedly confiscated.
24.kg general director Asel Otorbaeva, chief editor Anton Lymar, and managing editor Maksinur Niyazova were taken in for questioning.
The outlet said the GKNB has launched a criminal case against it for allegedly spreading “war propaganda.”
Sign up for Meduza’s daily newsletter
A digest of Russia’s investigative reports and news analysis. If it matters, we summarize it.
Meduza survived 2024 thanks to its readers!
Let’s stick together for 2025.
The world is at a crossroads today, and quality journalism will help shape the decades to come. Real stories must be told at any cost. Please support Meduza by signing up for a recurring donation.