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Medics say they are actively discouraged from seeking the compensation.

Batken has already reimposed restrictions.

Some of the purported cures spreading on social media are dangerous.

Independent Ukraine has held only one census, almost 20 years ago.

Eurasianet’s Kyrgyzstan-based photojournalist Danil Usmanov has for weeks been watching his country’s unfolding coronavirus crisis. In this essay, he describes some of his observations.

The activist’s death in prison reflects poorly on the substantial investments that the international community has made into overhauling Kyrgyzstan’s notoriously selective and corrupt justice system.

The footage has generated much online outrage.

On top of the exhausting work, stresses are compounded by having to reject heartbreaking requests.

Doctors in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are growing angry at what they see as little more than a face-saving, statistical trick.

It is clear from a welter of circumstantial evidence that official death figures are massive undercounts.

Critics see only oppressive censorship in the new legislation.

The apology or recantation is uploaded to social media. Often, there is a pretense of the repentance being voluntary. But that is not always the case.

Authorities may get powers to shut websites they deem to contain false information.

Reported cases of domestic violence rose 65 percent year-on-year.