Almazbek Atambayev

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?