Baktygul Chynybaeva
@ChynybaevaB
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Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Joined October 2015
RT @joannalillis: A grim litany of abuses from #CentralAsia as @hrw releases its annual World Report .
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Authorities in all five Central Asian countries clamped down on dissent and tightened controls over freedom of expression during 2024, imprisoning government critics, activists, and journalists in...
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Tortured by Hunger, Humiliated, and Raped: The Story of a Female Kyrgyz Blogger in Detention
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On December 24, a blogger from Kyrgyzstan Batma Jolboldueva made a video statement on her social media page about the torture, humiliation, and brutal rape she endured, allegedly ordered by police in...
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RT @UMHumanRights: Happening on December 4th at 4:00pm!. Koessler Room - 3rd Floor Michigan League . To attend virtually please reg….
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RT @ADoolotkeldieva: What an irony. When a "redneck" electorate elects populist Japarov in Kyrgyzstan, it's autocratization. When a "red….
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RT @vahoel: Махабат: «Наш слоган борьба за свободу, что означает? Мы 11 журналистов здесь боремся законным путем за свободу, за права челов….
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A bold statement from a top Uzbek official to Russia: “Solve your own issues, and don’t interfere in our internal affairs. You are no longer our big brother - Uzbekistan is an independent country.”.
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мобул Твиттер же Х гёт болду го акча төлөп жаман контентти алдырсам деле кайра чыгат ай.
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Reading Atomic Steppe by @tkassenova and feeling incredibly proud that Central Asia have such a great scholar.
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RT @CreativeCorazon: So proud of the series of Qazaq-Kyrgyz language podcasts on coloniality and decoloniality we produced this summer!!!….
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Zhetigen’s situation is a reflection of the larger tension between artistic freedom and political power in Kyrgyzstan today. The photo was taken today in the court. #FreeExpression #AskatZhetigen #Kyrgyzstan #Akyn #Aitys #FreedomOfSpeech.
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This case raises serious questions about freedom of speech and the right to criticize those in power. It feels like Kyrgyzstan is becaming small part of Putinstan 😭😭😡😡😡.
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He has gained both support and criticism, yet he continues to defend his right to express his opinion – a core element of the art of aitysh, Kyrgyzstan’s centuries-old tradition of improvised poetry and music, recognized by UNESCO as a global cultural heritage. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻.
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was first arrested in March after posting videos online that included harsh language but powerful critiques of the government. While Zhetigen admits to using “bad manners,” he stands by his message, stating, "The truth must be called the truth." 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻.
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Prosecutors in Kyrgyzstan are asking for a harsh sentence of 8 years in prison for musician Askat Zhetigen on charges related to his criticism of President Sadyr Japarov. Zhetigen, a well-known akyn —traditional improvisational musician 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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RT @lclemetson: Hard to express how meaningful this support is from @songfoundation and @JoyceFdn for the training of local news entreprene….
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Couldn’t get into the room 🥹, there is no spot, but watching the live streem of @terrelljstarr’s speech.
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Some Russian officials and celebrities talk about taking back land from Central Asia, or make disparaging remarks about Central Asian people -- @BrucePannier I would like to read more about it.
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Alisher Qodirov is 49 years old, the leader of Uzbekistan’s Milli Tiklanish (National Revival) party, the deputy speaker of the lower house of parliament, and
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