Kyrgyzstan’s ex-president paying the price for years of abrasive rule Lawmakers are now probing a deal to rent helicopters to Uganda. It has Atambayev’s fingerprints all over it. Jun 20, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Another former PM arrested over alleged graft The dragnet over the power plant modernization has now caught up with Zhantoro Satybaldiyev. Jun 19, 2018
Washed-up Kyrgyz official heads Tajikistan telecoms company Kadyrkulov was tainted by some corruption scandals under a former Kyrgyz president. Jun 12, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Jeenbekov goes to Beijing with China the talk of Bishkek Top allies of the former president are under investigation over their dealings with a Chinese company. Chris Rickleton Jun 6, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Former PM arrested in corruption probe Sapar Isakov said he is stunned by the court's decision, which he called deeply unfair. Jun 5, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Bride-kidnapping case triggers rare UN response The killer murdered his victim while she was at a police station waiting to give a witness statement. Chris Rickleton Jun 1, 2018
How Kyrgyzstan’s new president turned on his mentor The former president appears to have misjudged his hand in returning to politics so soon after stepping down. Nurjamal Djanibekova May 31, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Former PM charged with corruption over power plant project Sapar Isakov says he is in shock and that he will fight to prove his innocence. May 29, 2018
Kyrgyzstan OKs extradition of Ablyazov supporter to Kazakhstan Muratbek Tungishbayev has until next week to mount a legal challenge against his extradition. May 25, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Former top Atambayev official faces corruption charges Kubanychbek Kulmatov says the charges are politically motivated. Nurjamal Djanibekova May 21, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Former president drops libel claims against reporters, activist His critics say the move is not an act of magnanimity, but motivated out of desperation over changes on the political scene. May 19, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Power plant blame game threatens political showdown An opaque deal with a Chinese company is both business as usual and cause for political scandal in Kyrgyzstan. Nurjamal Djanibekova May 18, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: MPs want to strip former president’s immunity Lawmaker want Almazbek Atambayev to face questioning over a contentious power plant renovation project. Nurjamal Djanibekova May 18, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Probe into ex-deputy PM reveals unexplained riches Askarbek Shadiyev has been in government service for decades, serving alongside all the nation's leading political players. May 8, 2018
Kyrgyzstan man faces prison for Facebook insults Behind a Facebook argument about architecture in Kyrgyzstan is a knottier tale of rival politics and geopolitical allegiances. May 7, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Ombudsman asks to pardon jailed opposition leader Freeing Tekebayev would be sure to deeply irritate the former president, who is engaged in a squabble with the incumbent leader. Nurjamal Djanibekova May 3, 2018
Head of Kyrgyzstan's corruption agency fired after 10 days in job Suyumbayev was fired as deputy head of the security services earlier this month. Nurjamal Djanibekova Apr 26, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Ex-PM summoned for questioning by security services Officials say Sapar Isakov is being questioned as a witness as part of a probe into the modernization of a power plant. Apr 26, 2018
Kyrgyzstan and its government: New names, old faces, uncertain future Personnel changes are taking place across the board. Nurjamal Djanibekova Apr 25, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Gold refinery protest reaches capital Residents of a gold refinery town say their relatives were unjustly arrested over an alleged torching of a plant under construction. Nurjamal Djanibekova Apr 24, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Parliament topples PM, the ex-president's final holdover ally A vote of no-confidence in Sapar Isakov's Cabinet was overwhelmingly backed by lawmakers. Nurjamal Djanibekova Apr 19, 2018
Kyrgyzstan's president waives libel fee as he shows a softer side The act of magnanimity pointedly contrasts Jeenbekov with his litigious predecessor. Apr 18, 2018
Perspectives | At Kazakhstan's main airport, are Kyrgyz being singled out for questioning? Women get the really creepy treatment. Nurjamal Djanibekova Apr 18, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Rival camps play appointments ping-pong as government teeters A top security official fired by the president has been appointed to another senior post by the PM. Chris Rickleton Apr 17, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: President signs off on firing prosecutor The vast majority of deputies in parliament backed Indira Joldubayeva's ouster. Apr 13, 2018
