Access restored, but ban on Fergahana News remains

Muzaffar Suleymanov/CPJ Europe and Central Asia Research Associate On Wednesday, more than a year after being blocked in Kyrgyzstan by government order,Ferghana News was again accessible to the public without the aid of proxy servers. Most local Internet providers, including the state-owned Kyrgyz Telecom, restored access to the website, Daniil Kislov, Ferghana's editor, told CPJ. Although this is good news, Kislov is not celebrating yet:  the government has not revoked its censorship order, and the newsroom is still waiting for a Kyrgyz appeals court to review the site's lawsuit against the government. In the meantime, Kyrgyzstan could again block the site-although not allowed by the country's constitution-at any moment. Continue reading online.

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