ALMATY -- Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov faces a high-stakes decision on whether to sign new legislation that critics warn will significantly impair how human rights defenders and independent media, among others, can work in his mountainous Central Asian state.
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Kyrgyzstan takes page from Russia in pushing 'foreign agents' law
Critics urge President Japarov not to sign bill that would squeeze NGOs and media
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazan, Russia, on Feb. 21. Kyrgyzstan's parliament recently passed a law on "foreign agents" similar to legislation Moscow imposed over a decade ago. (Sputnik via Reuters)
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