Bolot Temirov | |
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Болот Темиров | |
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| Born | November 25, 1979 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Awards | Anticorruption Champion Award by the United States Department of State |
Bolot Mamatkasymovich Temirov (Kyrgyz: Болот Маматкасымович Темиров; born on November 25, 1979) is a Kyrgyz investigative journalist. He is the co-founder of Temirov Live, one of the leading investigative media outlets in Kyrgyzstan. Under his leadership, Temirov Live gained significant renown for its investigations into high-ranking officials in Kyrgyzstan, including President Sadyr Japarov and security chief Kamchybek Tashiev.[1]
In November 2022, Temirov was expelled from Kyrgyzstan, six months after being stripped of his Kyrgyz citizenship. The Bishkek City Court found him guilty of "document fraud," resulting in his forcible deportation to Russia, where he holds second citizenship.[2] Temirov, along with media watchdogs such as Reporters Without Borders, claimed that his expulsion was illegal and orchestrated by Kyrgyz authorities as retaliation for his investigative work.[3] Since then, Temirov has been managing his media operations from exile, residing in an undisclosed location in Europe.[3]
- ^ Lozovsky, Ilya. "With Journalists Behind Bars, Kyrgyzstan Enters New Era of Repression". OCCRP. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Supreme Court upheld the decision to expel Bolot Temirov". Front Line Defenders. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ a b "Banished from Kyrgyzstan, journalist Bolot Temirov still under pressure a year after his unfair trial | RSF". rsf.org. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2024-06-05.