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Spring is when unmarked uranium tailings are most vulnerable.

Every unhappy country is unhappy in its own way.

Kyrgyz authorities do not want pollsters or journalists to probe public opinion about the war.

Bazaars, where most rural Kyrgyz people meet their basic needs, are by and large an impenetrable black box for the taxman.

There is wariness, though, particularly in Kyrgyzstan, about jobs and ethnic tensions.

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Bishkek is now suffering with some of the world’s worst air pollution.

The surviving popularity of the komuz as a living instrument, rather than a museum artifact, and the flourishing tradition of Kyrgyz folk music is in no small way thanks to Malik Alikeyev, who died on January 17.

Chinese buses have survived corruption scandals to become the most obvious alternative to ubiquitous but problematic minibuses.

The changes make living long-term in Kazakhstan unviable for tens of thousands of Russian citizens who have fled the war.

Botoyarova wore a cape during the swimsuit category that bore the stylized image of a woman being subjected to abuse.

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Glaciers are disappearing around the world. Here’s how it happens in Central Asia.

Can safety protocols be maintained in a poor country like Kyrgyzstan, where corruption is rampant?

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