Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
(Reuters) - The parliament of Kyrgyzstan on Thursday adopted a bill styled on Russia's "foreign agents" law that international observers fear will restrict the work of nongovernmental organisations and independent media in the Central Asian country.
A European Union delegation and multiple Western embassies criticised the bill in a joint statement, saying its passage would "contravene international norms" and jeopardise foreign assistance to the nation of 6.6 million people.
