“I avenged my father”: A saga of crime and bloodshed in the highlands of Kyrgyzstan The criminal underworld reaches across generations. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva May 16, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Public commission created to investigate deadly 2017 plane crash It is alleged that previous governments have sought to cover up the circumstances that led to the tragedy that claimed 39 lives. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva May 11, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Community, deprivation, passion and joy in the holy month of Ramadan A look back at how Osh celebrated the Islamic holy month, which ended with 13,000 men praying on the city's main square this morning. Danil Usmanov May 2, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Feminist activist loses legal bid for children to take her name Kapalova says the authorities are interested only in "upholding the patriarchy." Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Apr 29, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Desperate homebuyers fall prey to speculative cooperatives Fraudsters preying on rural migrants seem to be operating in a legal vacuum. Bakyt Ibraimov Apr 28, 2022
Kyrgyzstan alarmed by Tajikistan’s reported purchase of Bayraktar drones Kyrgyzstan had hoped its own acquisition of the same drones last year would give it a strategic edge over Tajikistan. Kamila Ibragimova Apr 28, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: President puts thumb on scales in criminal case of investigative reporter Temirov says the charges against him are "absurd" and politically motivated. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Apr 26, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Security services say no to Moscow’s Z The letter signifies support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is inflaming passions in Bishkek. Chris Rickleton Apr 22, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Japarov the builder The president’s new office complex will not, he insists, cost the state a penny. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Apr 21, 2022
Chinese Muslims want ICC to hear former Xinjiang detainee Ovalbek Turdakun’s passage from Kyrgyzstan to the United States was helped by two members of Congress. Zholdas Orisbayev Apr 21, 2022
Kyrgyzstan struggles to sell pension reform as austerity looms Workers may lose the right to earn and draw pensions at the same time. Aigerim Turgunbaeva Apr 20, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Preparing in fear for the next border flare-up Kyrgyz villagers on the border with Tajikistan are growing accustomed to regular shoot-outs, and not expecting help from their government. Danil Usmanov Apr 20, 2022
Kyrgyzstan poised to hide public procurement information Backers of the move say it will cut down on bureaucracy. Apr 18, 2022
Perspectives | Standards, more than infrastructure, hobble Central Asia trade Regulations demanded by the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union have divided the region. Svenja Petersen Apr 18, 2022
Perspectives | Turkey and Central Asia: Ukraine war will strengthen ties Arms sales and Erdogan’s tough-guy appeal have been part of the mix. Bruce Pannier Apr 15, 2022
The rough-tongued poison-prescriber overhauling Kyrgyzstan’s healthcare system Beishenaliyev enjoys a close relationship with the president. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Apr 11, 2022
Kyrgyzstan intensifies crackdown on back-to-basics Islamic group It is Yakyn Inkar’s very apolitical and rejectionist nature that may be alarming authorities more than anything. Bakyt Ibraimov Apr 7, 2022
Casino reopening plan divides Kyrgyzstan’s elite A proposed money-spinner may be at odds with Islamic mores. The debate is playing out in parliament. Aigerim Turgunbaeva, Chris Rickleton Apr 5, 2022
Kyrgyzstan’s gold mine grab near completion as investor bows out President Japarov pledges that his country is still open for business to foreign investors. Joanna Lillis Apr 4, 2022
What Central Asia’s young elites think of China A new study finds a correlation: the more education, the more positive one’s view of trade with China. Apr 4, 2022
Russia scraps ban of cereals to Eurasian Union The ban in March sparked a rush on flour and sugar in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Almaz Kumenov Apr 1, 2022
Perspectives | Can Russia protect Central Asia from an Islamist threat? Any faith Central Asian governments had in Russian military power has no doubt been shaken by its glaring failures in Ukraine. Bruce Pannier Mar 31, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Batken’s entrepreneurs struggle while officials weave lofty dreams A fledgling job-creating enterprise offers hope in a troubled corner of the country, where the government talks big and does little. Peter Leonard Mar 30, 2022
Kyrgyzstan’s goitered gazelles are back, but still vulnerable Poaching and agriculture have driven the antelopes toward extinction. Aigerim Turgunbaeva, Photos by Danil Usmanov Mar 25, 2022
Kyrgyz celebrate Nowruz without Tajik neighbors The president’s visit to Batken was a missed opportunity for peacemaking, locals say. A Kyrgyzstani journalist and Danil Usmanov Mar 23, 2022
