"A court in Kyrgyzstan released prominent investigative journalist Makhabat Tazhibek kyzy from custody on Monday, placing her under travel restrictions pending a new trial after she spent 18 months behind bars."
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Publication: Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
March 23, 2026
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https://www.occrp.org/en/news/kyrgyzstan-releases-prominent-investigative-journalist-pending-retrial
Kyrgyzstan Releases Prominent Investigative Journalist Pending Retrial

A Kyrgyz court freed a prominent investigative journalist after 18 months behind bars, placing her under a travel ban as she awaits a retrial in a case widely condemned as an attack on free speech.

OCCRP