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Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan’s Second City Osh Takes Down Lenin Statue
By Catherine Putz
Local authorities say the statue, Central Asia's largest Lenin monument, will be moved into a nearby park.
Destruction in Paradise: Kyrgyzstan’s Ala-Archa National Park Under Siege
By Aigerim Turgunbaeva
The construction of A-frame houses, cafes, roads, and funiculars in Ala-Archa National Park appears to violate multiple Kyrgyz laws protecting natural areas.
Former Kyrgyz President Atambayev Sentenced in Absentia to 11 Years
By Catherine Putz
Atambayev was released from jail in 2023 and promptly flew to Spain. He hasn't returned to Kyrgyzstan since.
Russia Imposes Mandatory Geolocation Tracking for Migrants in Moscow
By Kulobiddin Norov
The implementation of the new law is expected to be rife with technical issues and human rights violations.
As Kloop Journalists Are Detained, a Familiar Refrain: Suspicion of ‘Calling for Mass Riots’
By Catherine Putz
The head of the Kyrgyz presidential press service aired an unfounded allegation on Facebook that the detained journalists were being paid by Bolot Temirov.
In Kyrgyzstan, Kloop Journalists Taken For Questioning
By Catherine Putz
According to Kloop, its employees have been denied access to lawyers.
All Along a Bumpy Road: Understanding Sinophobic Sentiments in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
While protests against Canadian mines, or Russian businesses, occur in Central Asia, “Chinese projects overwhelmingly receive the vast majority of hostility.”
Kyrgyzstan: Incoming Peace Corps Cohort Cancelled Last Minute
By Catherine Putz
As DOGE takes aim at the Peace Corps, the sudden cancellation of the June departure of new volunteers to Kyrgyzstan “is particularly cruel and inefficient.”
Central Asia’s Strategic Insecurity in a Turbulent World
By Sardor Allayarov
Can Central Asian states continue their multi-vector diplomacy, or will they be forced to choose between the U.S. and China?
PACE Issues Declaration on Afghan Women in Central Asia
By Wilder Alejandro Sánchez
Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recently signed a declaration noting the dire situation of Afghan women and girls, some of whom are in Central Asia receiving education.
Russian Raids Target Central Asians in Cafes, Bathhouses
By Catherine Putz
Central Asian governments have been meek in the face of Moscow's repeated targeting of the region’s citizens.
Local Employee of Russian Cultural Agency Detained in Recruitment Case in Kyrgyzstan
By Catherine Putz
Four people were detained in Osh on April 19 in connection with a case of mercenary recruitment.