Kyrgyz Republic v. Temirov LIVE Journalists et al.

A new report by TrialWatch and Covington & Burling LLP assigns the trial of independent journalists affiliated with YouTube-based outlets Temirov LIVE and Ait Ait Dese in Kyrgyzstan a D grade. They were convicted of spurious incitement charges on October 10, 2024, allegedly for making ‘negative remarks’ about the government. The report is in English but a Russian translation of the executive summary is available here.