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Kempir-Abad reservoir
![In Kyrgyzstan, Kempir-Abad Case Ends in Acquittal In Kyrgyzstan, Kempir-Abad Case Ends in Acquittal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-15-012841.jpg)
In Kyrgyzstan, Kempir-Abad Case Ends in Acquittal
By Catherine Putz
The court acquitted most of the defendants in a case that began with the mass arrest of more than 20 politicians and activists opposed to a border deal with Uzbekistan in October 2022.
![A Remote Kyrgyz Village Fights for Survival as Mining Start Looms A Remote Kyrgyz Village Fights for Survival as Mining Start Looms](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-23-175602.jpg)
A Remote Kyrgyz Village Fights for Survival as Mining Start Looms
By Emilia Sulek
Nestled in Kyrgyzstan’s picturesque mountains, along a hydropower reservoir on the Naryn River, the village of Kyzyl-Beyit strives to preserve itself.
![Kyrgyzstan’s Repressive Turn Lands Bishkek on CIVICUS Watchlist Kyrgyzstan’s Repressive Turn Lands Bishkek on CIVICUS Watchlist](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-04_17-08-24.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan’s Repressive Turn Lands Bishkek on CIVICUS Watchlist
By Catherine Putz
The watchdog says Kyrgyz authorities are “cracking down on dissent with unprecedented severity”
![New Charges in Kyrgyzstan’s Kempir-Abad Case New Charges in Kyrgyzstan’s Kempir-Abad Case](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-28-132649.jpg)
New Charges in Kyrgyzstan’s Kempir-Abad Case
By Catherine Putz
Rather than backing down, the Kyrgyz government has reportedly filed new charges against the large group of politicians and activists detained last October.
![Mirziyoyev Lands in Kyrgyzstan for Long Delayed State Visit Mirziyoyev Lands in Kyrgyzstan for Long Delayed State Visit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-26-182514.jpg)
Mirziyoyev Lands in Kyrgyzstan for Long Delayed State Visit
By Catherine Putz
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov met Mirziyoyev at the airport, welcoming him for a much anticipated state visit.
![What’s Next for the Kempir-Abad Dissenters? What’s Next for the Kempir-Abad Dissenters?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-30-151017.jpg)
What’s Next for the Kempir-Abad Dissenters?
By Catherine Putz
It seems the Kyrgyz authorities are set on prosecuting the politicians and activists who stridently opposed the border deal with Uzbekistan, accusing them of coup-plotting.
![Kyrgyz and Uzbek Presidents Sign Border Agreements Into Law Kyrgyz and Uzbek Presidents Sign Border Agreements Into Law](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-30-151017.jpg)
Kyrgyz and Uzbek Presidents Sign Border Agreements Into Law
By Catherine Putz
They did so separately, however, given how contentious the agreement on the Kempir-Abad reservoir is in Kyrgyzstan.
![Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers Sign Water, Border Agreements Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers Sign Water, Border Agreements](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-03-133933.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers Sign Water, Border Agreements
By Catherine Putz
Despite domestic opposition in Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek and Tashkent are moving ahead with their agreements on the Kempir-Abad reservoir.
![Opposition to Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border Deal Swept Up in Mass Arrest Opposition to Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border Deal Swept Up in Mass Arrest](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-28-132649.jpg)
Opposition to Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border Deal Swept Up in Mass Arrest
By Catherine Putz
At least 20 activists and political figures opposed to the deal have been detained in Kyrgyzstan.
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