Almazbek Atambayev

Ten years ago, the country's Social Democrats were riding high.

Kyrgyzstan’s Social Democrats have limited influence on domestic politics. What to make of their sustained push for international partnerships?

In prison (mostly) since 2019, the former Kyrgyz president was granted yet another retrial but also released and allowed to leave the country.

Atambayev’s June conviction has been overturned, but he’ll be headed back to court for the Batukayev release case, and others.

Atambaeyv’s second trial is still in progress, but previous cases against the former president and his ally, Sapar Isakov, were recently upheld.

Atambayev faces an additional, ongoing trial related to the violence that erupted when the state tried to detain him in August 2019.

Kyrgyz prime ministers tend to have a short shelf-life.

The former president reportedly refused to sit in the box with the other defendants.

Just as it was finally beginning, the trial of Almazbek Atambayev was postponed.

Kyrgyzstan’s legal system and former president Almazbek Atambayev are still locked in stalemate.

The 2017 presidential election touched off a political crisis with much deeper roots in Kyrgyzstan’s polity.

A litigious air has swept Kyrgyzstan: It's hard to keep track of who has been detained and who could be next.

Unlike in Russia and Kazakhstan, an effort in Kyrgyzstan to carefully orchestrate the transition of power backfired.

What lays beneath the surface of Kyrgyzstan’s dramatic political scene?

What led to Kyrgyz special forces storming the compound of the country’s former president?

There's always room for surprises, but Atambayev and his closest allies seem to be on the road to serious prison terms.

Power and wealth are generated by and flow through the state.

Perhaps Babanov thinks the Kyrgyz authorities have their hands full?

Efforts to cover an unfolding political crisis in Kyrgyzstan struggle to balance accuracy with the need for up-to-date information.

After a botched raid on Wednesday, Kyrgyz security forces return to detain former President Almazbek Atambayev

Shots were fired and there are reports of injuries, including of journalists.

The former president returns confident his palling around with Putin will save him. But will it?

The former president says he'll be back soon after high level meetings in Moscow.

Askarov's last retrial, in 2017, ended with his return to jail on a life sentence. Will things be different this time around?