{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Novastan English","provider_url":"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en","author_name":"Novastan","author_url":"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/author\/novastan\/","title":"Kyrgyzstan's march to smother the free press","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"f2PRNtk6Wb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/kyrgyzstan\/kyrgyzstans-march-to-smother-the-free-press\/\">Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s march to smother the free press<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/kyrgyzstan\/kyrgyzstans-march-to-smother-the-free-press\/embed\/#?secret=f2PRNtk6Wb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s march to smother the free press&#8221; &#8212; Novastan English\" data-secret=\"f2PRNtk6Wb\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/Kloop_logo.png","thumbnail_width":11875,"thumbnail_height":7525,"description":"Kyrgyzstan is sliding down to full blown autocracy. The country has traditionally stood out for offering greater protections for free speech, political parties, and NGOs than any other Central Asian nation. However, this began to change after President Sadyr Japarov came to power, reshaping the nation\u2019s political landscape. Today, the once-free press is no longer truly free."}