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
Kyrgyzstan: Investigative reporter stripped of citizenship and deported Temirov's supporters say the deportation is tantamount to state-sponsored abduction. Nov 24, 2022
Kyrgyzstan claims to be mulling end to graft-ridden customs service But a contentious procurement law in the works has fueled skepticism about government claims to be fighting corruption. Nov 22, 2022
Evicted by Putin: Central Asia renters forced out for Russians Moscow’s mobilization order exposed the absence of safety nets for students and other renters in Central Asia. Fatima Yerbolek Nov 18, 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
Kyrgyzstan ratifies Uzbekistan border deal in testy parliament session The vote took place against the backdrop of worsening repression of the opposition and activists. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Nov 17, 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
EurasiaChat: Language, borders and radicalism Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts. Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov, EurasiaChat Oct 31, 2022
In Kyrgyzstan’s ‘graveyard of factories’ locals fear chemical time bomb Toxic chemicals stored at a plant that has now become a crypto mining operation threaten the wider region. Aigerim Turgunbaeva Oct 28, 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