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Isfana is to be renamed after a venerated first secretary of the Kyrgyz Communist Party.

Victims of crime say they are not properly treated by police.

Debates about women’s bodies recur periodically in Kyrgyzstani social media skirmishes; now there are signs that policymakers are eager to get involved.

The new parliament is dominated by figures loyal to the president.

Ahead of elections this weekend, one candidate’s signature campaign gimmick was to hold a contest for his daughter’s hand.

Relations between upstream and downstream Central Asian countries can be tense. This won’t help.

Bishkek is buying armed drones while pressing Dushanbe to finalize border talks.

Once celebrated for its greenery, Bishkek now has some of the world’s worst smog.

There will be no escaping discontent this winter.

Kyrgyzstan has sent a delegation to the Taliban, while neighbor Tajikistan flirts with the Afghan resistance.

Narmatova had been a supporter of President Japarov until October.

Water shortages have inspired all kinds of dark rumors.

The government’s blueprint is hazy when it comes to explaining how any of this will come about. Rights activists are appalled.

Can the former president, in exile for 16 years, help the government's case that a major foreign investor has played dirty from the start?

A small liberal-leaning opposition party failed to overcome the threshold of votes needed.

The land transfer has fueled anger and rumors about Kyrgyzstan’s new populist leadership.

Inandi's wife believes he has been tortured.

Cases are rising rapidly and vaccines – for those who want them – are hard to find.

As suspicions center on Turkish intelligence, the Kyrgyz president began an official visit to Turkey.

Some see a catch-and-release approach – arresting monied figures, getting cash from them and then letting them go.

Kumtor is being used as cudgel to go after politically influential players.

Officials hope tax breaks may promote job creation in the economically depressed area.

Bishkek says travel restrictions will remain in place until border tensions are resolved.

Any border deal will have to consider shared water infrastructure.

Authorities seemed unperturbed by vote violations when they were first told about them.