Kazakhstan ranked 141st in the World Press Freedom Index, while neighboring Kyrgyzstan has slipped to the 144th spot, as reported by Reporters Without Borders.
This means that Kazakhstan has moved up by one notch this year compared to 2024, while Kyrgyzstan has plunged by 24 notches year over year.
However, all five Central Asian states are marked in red on the map, meaning that the situation with press freedom is quite serious there. Among other states in red are Belarus (166), Azerbaijan (167), Russia (171), Afghanistan (175), Iran (176) and China (178). All in all, 90 out of...