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Even though the justice minister says his plan to check up on non-government groups has been misrepresented, many fear it is the thin end of the wedge.
By Cholpon Orozobekova in Bishkek (RCA No. 432, 28-Jan-06)
Non-government groups in Kyrgyzstan are up in arms at reports of a government proposal to check up on their activities, with some drawing comparisons with new legislation in Russia that is likely to severely curb the activities of foreign-funded charities.
However, Justice Minister Marat Kayipov to whom the announcement was attributed says he only wants to identify religious extremists who might be operating under the guise of legal non-government organisations, NGOs.

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Justice Minister Marat Kayipov has ordered
his ministry to check all NGOs that receive funding from abroad to
determine whether any of them threaten the country’s national
security, UPI reported on 24 January. Edil Baisalov, leader of the
coalition For Democracy and Civil Society, told the news agency that
the move is part of a broader campaign. «In the past few days, Kyrgyz
media have carried an increasing number of reports focusing on the
role of the nongovernmental sector and accusing it of serving U.S.
interests and Western donors,» Baisalov said.
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