Osh Sadosi / ESPN / Kyrgyz Public Radio / AKIpress / New York Stock Exchange. / Anti-Free Press / Efforts / South / UNSUSTAINABLE ANTI-FREE PRESS / Chuiskie Izvestiya / Vlast / KPRT Music / Radio Broadcasting Corporation / Interfax / Kabar / Aimaktar / Kyrgyztelecom / MTV / /
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For the first time / /
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Caucasus / Culture Channel / /
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Japanese Embassy / KPRT Supervisory Council / Media Consult Foundation / Ministry of Justice / Security Service / State Security Service / Omurbek Tekebaev / Ministry of Interior / Policy Institute / Media Policy Institute / Central Intelligence Agency / Parliament Damira Niyazalieva / Supervisory Council / Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan / State Telecommunications Agency / State Prison Service / office of the Prosecutor General / Ministry of Transport / News Agency / National Democratic Institute / OSCE Center / Ata-Meken party / Department of Justice / Media Complaints Commission / White House / World Bank / Supervisory Council of KPRT / State National Security Committee / Republic party / Ata-Zhurt party / /
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Kyrgyzstan’s competitive and diffuse politics meant that the government could not rudely control the media, but opaque ownership, poor professionalism standards, and a weak economy allowed most outlets to be used as to