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Amidst a government crackdown on press freedom, a court in Kyrgyzstan is expected to decide this week whether 11 journalists charged with “inciting mass unrest” will remain in pre-trial detention.
Kyrgyz Journalist Aike Beishekeyeva, 23, is awaiting trial behind bars along with 10 of her colleagues. (Photo: Politklinika)The journalists were arrested January 16, and the court may decide to keep them in detention for another month or two, place them under house arrest, or free them. The journalists work with, or have worked with,…
