BISHKEK (TCA) — In recent time, authorities in Kyrgyzstan have used courts and libel lawsuits to silence independent media outlets critical of the country’s president. Even though the mass media should be objective and their reports should be based on facts, this type of suppression of the freedom of speech does not improve Kyrgyzstan’s image of a democratic state. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by EurasiaNet.org:

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Russia’s Defense Ministry will provide Kyrgyzstan with two An-26 transport aircraft on August 9, Sputnik news agency reported with reference to the press service of Kyrgyz Armed Forces’ General Staff.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — A new cement plant with a capacity of 1.2 million tons of Portland cement per year will be launched in Buloqboshi district of Uzbekistan’s Andijan region in September 2019, the Jahon information agency reports.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the development of women’s entrepreneurship and of agribusiness in Tajikistan with a senior loan in local currency, equivalent to US$ 2 million, to IMON INTERNATIONAL, the largest microfinance institution in the country, the Bank said on August 3.

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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov in Ashgabat received the Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Exchanges of the Republic of Turkey Rifat Hisarjyklyoglu, the state-run newspaper Turkmenistan: Golden Age reported on August 2.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — On August 3, the Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan (CEC) registered the first presidential candidate, Temir Sariyev, nominated by the Ak Shumkar political party. From August 1, the CEC has stopped accepting applications from those wishing to run for presidency in the country. The presidential elections are scheduled for October 15.

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