Journalist Mahabat Tajibek kyzy has been released

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Today, March 23, the Lenin District Court of Bishkek began hearing the case of Mahabat Tajibek kyzy, a journalist from the "Ait ait dese" project. This case was sent to court by the instruction of the Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan for consideration of new circumstances.

The journalist participated in the session via videoconference.

The presiding judge decided to mitigate the preventive measure for Mahabat Tajibek kyzy, establishing a travel ban for her.

Journalist Mahabat Tajibek kyzy was released

It is worth noting that Mahabat Tajibek kyzy was detained in January 2024 along with ten colleagues from Temirov Live. They were charged with organizing mass riots. On February 25, 2025, the Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan reviewed the appeal of three of the eleven detained journalists and upheld the previous decisions: Mahabat was sentenced to six years in prison, Azamat Ishenbekov received five years, and Aika Beyshekeeva was found guilty but was given three years of probation. Aktilek Kaparov also received three years of probation and did not appeal the court's decision. The other seven defendants in the case were acquitted due to lack of evidence of a crime. On March 10, the Supreme Court referred the case of Mahabat Tajibek kyzy for a new review.
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