Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbaeva supports the initiative to proclaim October 24 as the Day of Struggle for Freedom of Speech, CA-NEWS reported.
The President believes democratic development is impossible without freedom of speech. Every citizen has a right to have opinion and to express this opinion.
Several media and public organizations of Kyrgyzstan issued an open statement in address to the Kyrgyz authorities asking to pay attention to the situation with safety for journalists in connection with attack on journalists for their professional activities. The address also contains the initiative to proclaim October 24 as the Day of Struggle for Freedom of Speech.