A litmus test for Kyrgyzstan's anticorruption campaign

Muzaffar Suleymanov/CPJ Europe and Central Asia Research Associate

Campaigners from local rights activists to U.N. Higher Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay are urging Kyrgyz authorities to review the case of Azimjon Askarov, an investigative reporter and human rights activist serving a life sentence in Kyrgyzstan.