Makhabat Tazhibek kyzy

Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy is a Kyrgyz investigative journalist, who has been arrested for her work with the anti-corruption news portal Temirov Live. Following the arrest and deportation of her journalist husband, Bolot Temirov, in 2022, Tazhibek Kyzy succeeded him as the director of Temirov Live. As of October 10, 2024, she herself was sentenced to a six-year prison term for her work as an investigative journalist. Their son was officially made a ward of the state rather than being legally designated to the care of family members. International human rights organizations consider Tazhibek Kyzy's arrest to be part of a broader pattern of attempts by the Kyrgyz government to silence critics and have called for the dropping of charges and her release. She has been the subject of an Amnesty International urgent action. There are concerns for her safety in prison.