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| Title | Kyrgyz officials probe alleged racist statements in media |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Publication Date | 3 May 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Kyrgyz officials probe alleged racist statements in media, 3 May 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4dd3cb8428.html [accessed 4 June 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Kyrgyz officials probe alleged racist statements in media
May 03, 2011
Deputy Prosecutor-General Ryskulbek Baktybaev (file photo)
BISHKEK – The Kyrgyz Prosecutor-General's Office says it has launched an investigation into reports that some newspapers have been publishing anti-Semitic and ultranationalist statements, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.
Deputy Prosecutor-General Ryskulbek Baktybaev told RFE/RL that over the weekend some people and organizations, whom he did not name, filed complaints that some Kyrgyz-language newspapers frequently use racist and chauvinistic vocabulary.
He said the investigation was started to determine whether those allegations are true.
President Roza Otunbaeva repeated the charges in an interview to a local radio station in Bishkek on April 29. She said the offensive slogans were very blatant.
Otunbaeva said the use of such terms in the mass media was "impermissible."
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
Topics: Racial discrimination, Anti-Semitism,
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