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Parliament is a pale version of its former self and now largely does the president's bidding.

The airports have lain largely idle since the fall of the Soviet Union.

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.

The head of the Kyrgyz security services sparked alarm by asserting that Bishkek was willing to uphold its territorial claims through force.

Kyrgyzstan's Media Struggles, Electricity Woes, and Uzbekistan's Religious Discourse.

The fifth consultative meeting of the region's presidents was rich with dialogue on practicalities, but implementation is a tricky task.

The censorship has been made possible thanks to a contentious "fake information" law adopted in 2021.

Butun Kyrgyzstan's leader Adakhan Madumarov has been arrested for actions allegedly carried out in 2009.

Ties with Uzbekistan have never been so strong. The situation is producing tangible results. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

How a bike ride showed the depth of Kyrgyz hospitality, and the places where tensions persist nevertheless. This and more in the latest EurasiaChat podcast.

Official say they want to promote e-commerce.

Investment into costly and potentially lucrative soccer academies has come from figures close to the national leadership.

Officials say that young minds are susceptible to addiction and dangerous behaviours encouraged by the app.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Suit maintains that Kloop's reporting is driving people to depression and suicide.

An unusual constellation of outside players taking shape.

Amid denials there is a hint of Kyrgyz willingness to step up export controls.

Decolonization activism is on the rise in what Russia considers its traditional backyard

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

The local prohibition should go nationwide from 2027.

Security services cited extremist concerns and building code violations as grounds for the closures.

Also, the danger from glaciers is here now, and growing number of Central Asian labor migrants face the risk of becoming undocumented in Russia.

Microfinance institutions are making matters worse by offering people in debt even more onerous loans.

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Kutmanova says that she was sidelined because she objected to a contentious mining project.