Statement on FactCheck.kg editor-in-chief Bolot Temirov Attack

U.S. Embassy Bishkek condemns the January 9 attack on FactCheck.kg editor-in-chief Bolot Temirov.  We join the Office of President Sooronbai Jeenbekov in denouncing the attack and calling for a prompt investigation. Press can only be free when journalists are able to work without intimidation and threats.  Conducting a thorough investigation and promptly bringing attackers to ...
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Remarks of Ambassador Kelley E. Currie on Protecting Fundamental Freedoms in Xinjiang

Geneva March 13, 2019 Thank you all for joining us today. I would like to welcome our distinguished panelists and guests to this timely event on the human rights crisis in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China.  The United States, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom are co-hosting today’s event to continue raising ...
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