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Kyrgyz Journalist Hospitalized In Intensive Care After Attack

The studios of the Yntymak (Solidarity) television and radio company in Osh, Kyrgyzstan
The studios of the Yntymak (Solidarity) television and radio company in Osh, Kyrgyzstan

A journalist working for Yntymak (Solidarity) television and radio company in Kyrgyzstan’s southern city of Osh has been severely beaten and is in a local hospital's intensive care unit. Talgat Talantbek-Uulu's relatives told RFE/RL on May 5 that the 23-year-old reporter suffered a broken leg and a severe hand injury in the attack that took place two days earlier. Osh police said a man suspected of attacking Talantbek-Uulu was apprehended. In recent months, domestic and international rights watchdogs have raised concerns over the worsening situation for independent media and journalists in Kyrgyzstan. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.

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