Kyrgyzstan human rights

In recent interviews both U.S. officials and the Kyrgyz president have suggested that Bishkek and Washington may be nearing the signing of a new Bilateral Cooperation Agreement.

Kyrgyzstan’s president continues to sharpen the country’s legal code as a tool to limit dissent.

Askarov’s story illustrates just how broken Kyrgyzstan’s entire system is. 

A viral video depicting horrific domestic abuse reveals tension in social media’s mobilizing power.

In Kyrgyzstan, there are people serving time for a crime no longer in the books. 

Meanwhile, UN Human Rights Committee reaffirms call for Askarov’s release.

The court overturned Azimjon Askarov’s life sentence but sent his case back to the oblast for a retrial; no release.

The Kyrgyz Supreme Court set a date to reconsider the case of Azimjon Askarov.

Tolekan Ismailova and Aziza Abdyrasulova are getting their day in court.

Why--if Azimjan Askarov was convicted in 2010--are the authorities moving only now to seize his property?

Kyrgyz Ambassador Toktogulov on Central Asian security, Kyrgyz-U.S. relations, and Kyrgyzstan's democracy.