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Officials suspect a newly published paper on the 14th century plague is a plot to kill the country's tourism industry.

The popular video game helped kids improve their neighborhood and become more invested in its future.

Kazakbayev's wife says he was tortured by investigators; the security services deny this.

The drop is far greater than what the country saw at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beishenaliyev says he has been set up by vindictive prosecutors.

Reliance on migrant remittances has left Kyrgyzstan especially vulnerable to the pandemic and Russia’s war.

The moral development of young people is a recurring concern of President Sadyr Japarov.

That Beishenaliyev has held onto his job this long has much to do with his old friendship with the president.

The criminal underworld reaches across generations.

It is alleged that previous governments have sought to cover up the circumstances that led to the tragedy that claimed 39 lives.

Kapalova says the authorities are interested only in "upholding the patriarchy."

Temirov says the charges against him are "absurd" and politically motivated.

The president’s new office complex will not, he insists, cost the state a penny.

Beishenaliyev enjoys a close relationship with the president.

Lawmakers are among those with the forged qualifications.

The droves of Russians escaping their country are strongly represented by workers in the IT industry.

There is no reliable polling on views of the war, but there are plenty of supporters of Russia as well as opponents.

Security services have made previous use of reprints from other outlets to pursue prosecutions.

The assault on media critical of the government is happening on multiple fronts.

The security chief tried to deflect a corruption scandal by plying journalists with booze.

Was it an attempt to scare journalists away from the affairs of government officials, or something even more conspiratorial?

Authorities are using an old land agreement with Tajikistan to target the party leader.

He tried to tell police they were making a grave mistake. They wouldn’t listen. Now Kazakhstan’s whole narrative about the recent unrest looks weaker.

150 troops from the elite Scorpion unit have already been deployed.

The only route to Russia runs through Kazakhstan – or China.