Go to media bankFlag of Kyrgyzstan. File photoBISHKEK, Oct 28There is no pressure on the mass media in Kyrgyzstan — freedom of speech was, is and will be, said press secretary of the President of the Republic Erbol Sultanbaev. «Freedom of speech in Kyrgyzstan was, is and 
In Kyrgyzstan, Moskalkova will discuss with the ambassador the protection of the rights of RussiansAt the same time, as the press emphasized -Secretary, «the concept of freedom of speech should always be inextricably linked with the concept of responsibility.» «Today, there are no restrictions on the functioning of free media in Kyrgyzstan. The only requirement that is imposed on all citizens and legal entities without exception is strict compliance with the current legislation» — he noted. Commenting on the blocking of the website of the Kyrgyz branch of «Radio Liberty» * — «Azattyk Media» for publishing unreliable materials about the conflict in the Kyrgyz-Tajik some border in mid-September, Sultanbayev wrote that the decision was made in accordance with the laws of the republic. «The law is harsh, but it is the law,» the spokesman concluded. «Radio Liberty» is funded by the US Congress through the government's Agency for Global Media (USAGM) .* Media acting as a foreign agent
