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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.

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.