Kyrgyzstan presses ahead with prosecution of border deal critics despite hunger strike Making an example of this group looks like an attempt to put an indefinite end to Kyrgyzstan’s periodic cycle of extra-parliamentary regime changes. Aiday Erkebaeva Dec 28, 2022
EurasiaChat: When governments fail, chronically Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts. Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Dec 14, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: HIV rates increase amid reluctance to broach taboos The return of many male migrant laborers from Russia during the pandemic seems to have compounded the crisis. Bakyt Ibraimov Dec 9, 2022
Kyrgyzstan meets population boom with uncertainty and confidence The pains of the education system are a vivid testament to the challenges ahead. Nurbek Bekmurzaev Dec 8, 2022
EurasiaChat: Russian ‘relokanty’ prompt furious debate in Central Asia Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts. Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Nov 28, 2022
Chinese expats lead Kazakhstan labor market It is not the energy sector that employs most foreign specialists but construction. Joanna Lillis Nov 23, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: The exiled Russians offering a Red Roof haven Part of the mission is to ensure that Russians engage constructively with people in their new home. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Nov 18, 2022
EurasiaChat: Holding investors (and Russian sex fiends) accountable Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts. Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Nov 14, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Draft bill promises more pain for ailing NGOs Critics say the changes will force many civic organizations to close their doors. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Nov 10, 2022
Chinese company to build Olympic village in Uzbekistan The work will cost $289 million to complete. Nov 10, 2022
EurasiaChat: Language, borders and radicalism Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts. Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov, EurasiaChat Oct 31, 2022
Tajikistan: Helpless Kyrgyz communities isolated and stranded by border tension Until last year, ethnic Kyrgyz people were able to cross into neighboring Kyrgyzstan with their Tajik passports. Now they must first travel to a third country, an option few can afford. Oct 26, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Arrests of activists, politicians occurred amid growing pressure on media The government is planning on pushing through legislation that will make life much harder for independent media. Oct 24, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Religious history course hampered by lackluster materials and teachers Kyrgyzstan is trying to combat radicalism by teaching religious history in schools. Easier said than done. Nurbek Bekmurzaev Oct 17, 2022
EurasiaChat: The Russians have come Kazakhstan reacts to fleeing Russians; worry at deescalation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border; and Xinjiang protestors in Almaty. Subscribe to EurasiaChat. Aigerim Toleukhanova, Joanna Lillis, EurasiaChat Oct 3, 2022