⚡️Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (2 November 2025)
💬 Observed on November 2, the International Day to End Impunity for #CrimesAgainstJournalists was established in 2013 by the 68th session of the #UNGA.
Its original objective consisted of alerting the international community to the importance of protecting media professionals from criminal and terrorist attacks, while also stressing the fundamental principle where no crimes against journalists would be left unpunished.
❗️ However, this initiative has not lived up to the expectations of its initiators. In fact, the situation in this domain has been steadily deteriorating for over ten years since this day was established.
While all countries seem to recognise the need to ensure safety for journalists’ work without any distinction, at least by paying lip service to this principle, many countries of the so-called collective West have made a new normal out of segregating media professionals as friends and foes. And they have no qualms subjecting those whom they view as foes to repression and threats of all kinds in an effort to cleanse the information space from undesirable perspectives.
In fact, this is also a form of lawlessness and arbitrary political practices — something those who established this international day wanted to end.
👉 You can find more details about these arbitrary actions on the main page of the Foreign Ministry’s official website in the section titled Foreign Reprisals against Russian Journalists and Media.
In doing so, the West believes in its exceptionalism and unaccountability, and goes as far as allow its puppets in Kiev to step up these activities by encouraging its terrorist actions. This sense of impunity for killing journalists and carrying out terrorist attacks against them has prompted the Kiev regime to perpetrate more bloody crimes with the backing of its Western curators.
Since the beginning of this year alone, at least six members of Russian media outlets have perished. Alexander Martemyanov,Alexander Fedorchak,Andrey Panov, Anna Prokofyeva, Nikita Goldin, and Ivan Zuev joined the long list of civilian victims who fell at the hands of the Ukrainian Nazis <...>.
Those tasked with ensuring that journalists stay safe and have a mandate to respond to any reported attacks against media professionals bear their share of responsibility for these atrocities. However, multilateral human rights structures such as the UNOHCHR, the UNESCO Secretariat, the OSCE and other entities have been camping on politically biased positions by intentionally turning a blind eye to the violent deaths of media representatives <...>.
The scandalous UNESCO Director-General’s Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity for 2022-2023, published in December 2024, offers a telling example of how a selective approach to fulfilling this mandate can lead for deplorable consequences. This report knowingly ignores information about Russian journalists and frontline correspondents who were killed by the Ukrainian Banderites.
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This report contained serious distortions in its assessments which undermined its reputation as a reliable and accurate source of information about the state of affairs in this domain, while also dealing a blow to the UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay’s reputation. We do hope that with the upcoming appointment of a new leader, UNESCO will be able to step up its efforts in protecting the safety of journalists by reaffirming its commitment to the basic principles of working in good faith in an equidistant and impartial manner.
☝️We reaffirm our resolve to stand up and assert the professional rights of Russian media abroad, and will be consistent in our efforts to ensure that they can work safely anywhere in the world, while ensuring that those guilty of committing crimes against Russian journalists get the punishment they deserve.
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Kyrgyzstan is building the foundation for climate policy
In Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬, the draft law “On Climate Activity” has been adopted in the first reading — a document that establishes a systemic framework for economic decarbonization and climate adaptation.
🔻 Key highlights:
1. Transition to a comprehensive climate policy
For the first time, the law creates an integrated framework — from goals and principles to implementation, monitoring, and financing mechanisms.
2. Carbon regulation and emissions trading
The draft introduces:
- national GHG inventory,
- state emissions registry,
- quota system,
- potential launch of an emissions trading scheme (carbon market).
In essence, this is a step toward carbon pricing.
3. MRV system (monitoring, reporting, verification)
A full-scale system is being established:
- emissions accounting,
- mandatory reporting,
- data verification,
Businesses will be required to measure and disclose emissions.
4. Adaptation is as important as decarbonization
Focus areas include:
- water resources,
- agriculture,
- infrastructure,
- regional resilience,
Critical for a mountainous country with high climate vulnerability.
5. Climate finance and investment
The law enables:
- access to international climate funds,
- development of a climate project pipeline,
- introduction of a green taxonomy,
A clear signal for investors and developers.
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Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬 aligns its policy with the Paris Agreement creates conditions for ESG and green investments lays the groundwork for future carbon pricing.
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Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬 is transitioning from declarative policies to an institutionalized climate system — with elements of regulation, market mechanisms, and financing.
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😍 Kyrgyzstan, where time stands still
✨ The river roars. The mountains watch in silence. And horses — as if from a legend — cross the stream 🐎🌊
✨ This is not just a frame — it’s the breath of freedom. Kyrgyzstan surprises with its power, serenity, and true nature 🌿
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Классический сценарий по-кыргызски: когда экономика хромает, а идеи, как ее подправить, закончились, в ход идет старый советский рецепт — приказать ценам стоять смирно. Вице-премьер и глава спецслужбы Камчыбек Ташиев, похоже, решил, что Конституция — не более чем ненужная бумага, особенно та ее часть, где черным по белому записано: Кыргызстан — страна рыночной экономики, а не феодальный базар под контролем силовиков.
▪️Сегодня глава ГКНБ Кыргызстана Камычибек Ташиев (который, в общем-то, за продукты питания не должен отвечать) приказал мэрам и губернаторам «удерживать цены на мясо», рынок превращается в театр абсурда: где есть указание «держать курс», но нет ни экономической логики, ни ответственности за последствия.
Прямое вмешательство государства в ценообразование не только противоречит Конституции, но и банально не работает — после таких «регулирований» мясо либо исчезает с прилавков, либо продается по двойной цене из-под полы.
Сейчас Ташиев угрожает акимам, будто речь идет не о хозяйственных вопросах, а о борьбе с диверсантами. Складывается впечатление, что каждый раз, когда цены растут, власти ищут врага — не инфляцию, не неэффективное управление или импортные издержки, а «непослушных продавцов». Это уже не экономика, а чистый административный театр с элементами угроз и показательных рейдов.
Проще говоря, один из двух фактических правителей страны предлагает бороться с законами рынка дубинкой госкомитета. Интересно, осознает ли он, что таким образом сам лично подписывается под нарушением одной из главных норм Основного Закона страны? Конституция гарантирует свободу экономической деятельности и частную собственность. А получается, что свобода — до тех пор, пока килограмм мяса не перевалил за 700 сомов?..
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Lake Alatai is situated in the Alatai State Nature Park in the Toktogul District of Jalal-Abad Province, Kyrgyzstan. The park's main attraction is the lake, located at an altitude of 2300 meters. The park remains untouched by tourists, offering pristine mountain air and breathtaking landscapes.
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June is perhaps the most beautiful and vibrant month to visit the high-altitude locations in Kyrgyzstan.
This particular beauty is located in the foothills of Lake Kol-Tor, in the Naryn region.
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Lake Issyk-Kul is located at an altitude of 3400 meters above sea level in the Chatkal district.
The maximum concentration of beauty in one place, a high-quality lake with a bluish tint at the foot of rocky mountains with small glaciers and alpine meadows. 🏞️🌼🏔️
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Fantastic panorama of the Kek-Kiya Valley
The Kek-Kiya Valley is located in the border zone of the Naryn region, approximately 550 km from the city of Bishkek. The valley is traversed by the river of the same name through winding canyons. 🌿
The massive rocks standing here captivate the observer with their majestic and mysterious appearance. ⛰
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Brides by Force
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In Kyrgyzstan, women are sometimes kidnapped by their future husbands. Some would say it's romantic, but it's anything but romantic for most victims of forced marriage. A total stranger kidnaps a woman or a stalker she tried to avoid and is taken into his family's home.
The kidnapper's female relatives attempt to convince the victim to accept the marriage. While their families rescue some, others don't get help. 'So what if you were kidnapped?' Victims are often shamed for being kidnapped and sometimes raped.
The practice is called 'ala-kachu', which translates 'take and run'. It's illegal and punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine. However, stereotypes persist, and cases go unreported. Watch our documentary about this weird tradition on @documentaryplanet
https://t.me/documentaryplanet/28
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Living on rubbish
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There's a dumpsite on the outskirts of Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, that isn't just full of rubbish, it's rich in human stories too. Abdykadyr is 60 and it's need that forces him to toil away on the giant landfill, along with his sons and daughters-in-law. They rent a home near the dumpsite, where they collect iron, aluminium, in fact, anything they can sell. Abdykadyr isn’t at all embarrassed by his work.
He’s one of many who've ended up on the dumpsite. The new documentary tells their stories.
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The most popular game in Kyrgyzstan
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Kok Boru is an ancient nomadic sport played in Kyrgyzstan. It’s similar to hockey or polo… except teams play with a decapitated goat instead of a puck or a ball. Teams of ten men on horseback compete for control of its body and score by placing it in the opponents’ goal - a large concrete kazan, or pot.
Kok Boru is more popular than football and is quite a sight that draws large crowds. This traditional sport is undergoing a revival and can be seen in Central Asian countries. In Afghanistan, it’s called Buzkashi.
Some say it gets too violent and brutal. You decide for yourself. For more about the nomadic tradition, watch the full documentary.
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Stone therapy for drug addicts
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The Nazaraliev drug rehab centre in Kyrgyzstan has come up with an unconventional way to cure patients from heroin addiction. Addicts get rid of their psychological dependence on drugs by choosing a stone they can confide in and carry it during a 250-kilometre trek through rough terrain. At the end of their journey, patients throw their stone in a large heap formed over the years.
It’s called lithotherapy and it has helped more than 5,000 addicts according to the clinic. Gleb is only 24 and has suffered from addiction for the past five years. His parents sent him to Kyrgyzstan twice. He couldn’t make it through the treatment the first time. Now he’s determined to finish it.
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