Kyrgyz journalists began talking in the wake of Alisher Saipov's assassination of existence of the so called institute of supervision.

"Journalists began approaching us," Ilim Karypbekov, Director of the Media Institute of Kyrgyzstan, said at the freedom of speech forum on October 31. "They say certain "supervisors" from law enforcement agencies and secret services regularly summon them for a talk. The conversation covers practically all spheres of the journalist's activities. All in all, it is as though journalists make a report to secret services."

"It is a nonsense in and for a state based on the rule of law. Supervision of this sort is only typical of totalitarian regimes," Karypbekov said. "Either it is abolished, or we all can forget about truthfulness of information and independence of the media."

According to Karypbekov, it is next to impossible "to say exactly who is putting journalists under pressure."

"In any case, journalists must speak up without fear. As for us, we must protect journalists if it is trustworthy information that we want from them. I disagree with the assumption promoted by law enforcement agencies that the death of a journalist does not differ in implications from the death of any other citizen. The boycott of Kyrgyz law enforcement agencies is a means to overcome their indifference," Karypbekov said.