Baktygul Chynybaeva

Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow, University of Michigan

[Joanna Lillis @joannalillis]

A grim litany of abuses from #CentralAsia as @hrw releases its annual World Report
https://t.co/IfSmJFEeYm

[Baktygul Chynybaeva @ChynybaevaB]

Tortured by Hunger, Humiliated, and Raped: The Story of a Female Kyrgyz Blogger in Detention https://t.co/FcRGWVTbOg

[UMichHumanRights @UMHumanRights]

Happening on December 4th at 4:00pm!

Koessler Room - 3rd Floor Michigan League

To attend virtually please register here: https://t.co/eL8StdsGsG

Co-sponsored by @UMCMENAS

#HumanRights #UofM #Journalism #journalists #Afghanistan #India #Kyrgyzstan

[Bruce Pannier @BrucePannier]

No Safe Haven In Europe For Central Asian Opposition https://t.co/rJKZI7V6Fv

[Asel Doolotkeldieva @ADoolotkeldieva]

What an irony... When a "redneck" electorate elects populist Japarov in Kyrgyzstan, it's autocratization. When a "redneck" electorate elects populist Trump, it's a democratic choice. Will the "West" send to the US its concerns over deteriorating democracy ranks there?

[Baktygul Chynybaeva @ChynybaevaB]

@KassenovaNargis @DCRES_Harvard ✅ Looking forward to receiving

[Болот Темиров @vahoel]

Махабат: «Наш слоган борьба за свободу, что означает? Мы 11 журналистов здесь боремся законным путем за свободу, за права человека. Мы даже в СИЗО помогаем, заключенным отстаивать свои права, обучаем их. Мы следуем принципам ответственности, основанной на гуманности».

[Baktygul Chynybaeva @ChynybaevaB]

A bold statement from a top Uzbek official to Russia: “Solve your own issues, and don’t interfere in our internal affairs. You are no longer our big brother - Uzbekistan is an independent country.”

[Baktygul Chynybaeva @ChynybaevaB]

мобул Твиттер же Х гёт болду го акча төлөп жаман контентти алдырсам деле кайра чыгат ай.

[Baktygul Chynybaeva @ChynybaevaB]

Reading Atomic Steppe by @tkassenova and feeling incredibly proud that Central Asia have such a great scholar.

[Dr. Diana T. Kudaibergen 🌻🍉 @CreativeCorazon]

So proud of the series of Qazaq-Kyrgyz language podcasts on coloniality and decoloniality we produced this summer!!!
In this episode a notable Qazaq poet and writer Tlek Yryspbek in conversation with our Kyrgyz host on the meaning of colonialism for the whole Central Asia!

[Baktygul Chynybaeva @ChynybaevaB]

@Fake_Uritsky Ой кудай ай, ушу сиз унчукпай эле койсоңуз болмок.

[Baktygul Chynybaeva @ChynybaevaB]

Zhetigen’s situation is a reflection of the larger tension between artistic freedom and political power in Kyrgyzstan today.
The photo was taken today in the court.
#FreeExpression #AskatZhetigen #Kyrgyzstan #Akyn #Aitys #FreedomOfSpeech

[Baktygul Chynybaeva @ChynybaevaB]

Prosecutors in Kyrgyzstan are asking for a harsh sentence of 8 years in prison for musician Askat Zhetigen on charges related to his criticism of President Sadyr Japarov.
Zhetigen, a well-known akyn —traditional improvisational musician 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

[Baktygul Chynybaeva @ChynybaevaB]

This case raises serious questions about freedom of speech and the right to criticize those in power. It feels like Kyrgyzstan is becaming small part of Putinstan 😭😭😡😡😡

[Baktygul Chynybaeva @ChynybaevaB]

He has gained both support and criticism, yet he continues to defend his right to express his opinion – a core element of the art of aitysh, Kyrgyzstan’s centuries-old tradition of improvised poetry and music, recognized by UNESCO as a global cultural heritage. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

[Baktygul Chynybaeva @ChynybaevaB]

was first arrested in March after posting videos online that included harsh language but powerful critiques of the government.
While Zhetigen admits to using “bad manners,” he stands by his message, stating, "The truth must be called the truth." 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

[Baktygul Chynybaeva @ChynybaevaB]

@gpaccardo @risj_oxford Congratulations!

[Lynette Clemetson @lclemetson]

Hard to express how meaningful this support is from @songfoundation and @JoyceFdn for the training of local news entrepreneurs in the Great Lakes states. Thanks to Knight-Wallace alum @mazsidahmed for contextualizing the stakes for our democracy. @UMWallaceHouse @UMich