Kyrgyzstan: Partner of anti-corruption activist detained by security services Alarm is growing that the government's critics will face mounting intimidation. Nurjamal Djanibekova Dec 20, 2019
As Kyrgyzstan's government ignores corruption, demonstrators show resolve News websites came under attack on the eve of the demonstration. Nurjamal Djanibekova Dec 18, 2019
Kyrgyzstan: Former official accused of corruption files $850,000 suit A court has frozen the accounts of the targeted media outlets. Dec 12, 2019
Kyrgyzstan: A passport to crime? Kyrgyz passports keep ending up in the hands of assassins. Dec 11, 2019
Kyrgyzstan: Former PM sentenced to 15 years in Chinese bribery case The alleged bribe-givers were never compelled to testify. Nurjamal Djanibekova Dec 6, 2019
Kyrgyzstan: The (underground) empire strikes back? A blogger is arrested and state media turns on investigative journalists. The wheels of Kyrgyz justice are prioritizing a crackdown on free speech over one on graft. Nov 30, 2019
Russia reportedly extends Georgia flight ban Russian media have suggested that reversing the flight ban to and from Georgia may be contingent on how Tbilisi’s political crisis plays out. Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 28, 2019
“Queen of the Caucasus” makes state visit to Moscow The six-day trip to Russia by Azerbaijan’s vice president and first lady signaled her growing profile in Baku. Joshua Kucera Nov 26, 2019
Kyrgyzstan: Impromptu rally signals new way of opposing corruption Frustration has simmered since journalists uncovered multibillion-dollar smuggling operations defrauding the state of vast amounts of revenue. Nurjamal Djanibekova Nov 25, 2019
Kyrgyzstan: Corruption investigation sparks outrage Activists have summoned a rally to take place in Bishkek on Monday Nov 24, 2019
Kyrgyzstan: The $200,000 bribe that vanished The mystery behind the disappearing money casts more doubt on anti-bribery initiatives. Nov 22, 2019
Kyrgyzstan: Kids-in-parliament photo-op goes horribly wrong As a little girl talked about poor healthcare provision, the MPs laughed. Nov 21, 2019
Kazakhstan: The mothers that became the faces of dissent Government critics argue that the ruling has transformed the protestors, three of whom are mothers of young children, into political martyrs. Joanna Lillis Nov 21, 2019
Kazakhstan: Exiled regime nemesis splits sputtering opposition The squabbling is good news for a regime that relentlessly tries to divide and conquer the opposition. Chris Rickleton Nov 20, 2019
Istanbul assassination sparks buzz in Kyrgyzstan Aierken Saimaiti was named in a news report earlier this year as the moneyman for a shadowy powerbroker. Nov 13, 2019