Kyrgyzstan

RFE/RL, OCCRP and Kloop have published two new reports as well as a database filled with documents provided by murdered former money launderer Aierken Saimaiti.

Laws put in place to support the fight against COVID-19 by targeting false information are easily abused to crack down on negative opinions and dissent.

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

The transport corridor is in use and has great potential, but the middle section through Kyrgyzstan still transports cargo via trucks and not railcars.

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

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

Two wrongs don’t make a right: a decade after violence exploded in Kyrgyzstan’s south, Azimzhan Askarov remains in jail.

Kyrgyz authorities allege, with the hearsay of a single witness, that journalists involved in a massive investigation of corruption took payment to report.

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

What should we make of a new digital flashmob that channels widespread discontent with Kyrgyzstan’s government?

On May 24, shots were fired in the contentious border area. And reportedly again on May 27. 

Fans of Kyrgyz rap are quick to see parallels between traditional musical forms and a famous artist’s new release.