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Sadyr Japarov
February 16, 2023
Former Kyrgyz President Atambayev Released From Jail, Flies to Spain
By Catherine Putz
In prison (mostly) since 2019, the former Kyrgyz president was granted yet another retrial but also released and allowed to leave the country.
January 27, 2023
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.
January 11, 2023
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.
December 01, 2022
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.
October 26, 2022
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.
October 01, 2022
Kyrgyzstan’s Revolutionary President Japarov, 2 Years On
By Asel Doolotkeldieva
Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov is providing much of the same old authoritarianism in new populist clothes.
September 28, 2022
The Difficult Path Toward De-escalation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border
By Catherine Putz
A protocol reportedly signed over the weekend would see both vacate four border posts each but is shadowed by domestic critiques in Kyrgyzstan and a lack of clarity in Tajikistan.
September 22, 2022
Escalating Conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border: Whither the Regional Security Order?
By Asel Doolotkeldieva and Madeleine Reeves
Conflicts have intensified across the former Soviet Union, now in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It’s a worrying and disillusioning development for the region.
September 19, 2022
More than a ‘Border Skirmish’ Between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
By Aijan Sharshenova
The recent outbreak of hostilities on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border represents a dangerous escalation from previous tension and skirmishes to a distinct act of aggression.
July 23, 2022
What Happened at the Latest Central Asian Leaders’ Meeting?
By Aizada Nuriddenova
The world has changed profoundly since the last Central Asian Consultative Meeting, yet the new regional grouping carries on.
May 28, 2022
Kumtor: Kyrgyz Court Cancels $3.2 Billion Fine on Departing Canadian Mining Firm Centerra
By Catherine Putz
The contentious saga of Kumtor Gold Mine is one step closer to completion.
April 28, 2022
Campaign Against Kyrgyz Journalist Bolot Temirov Intensifies With Forgery Allegations
By Catherine Putz
Like clockwork: After Temirov released a new investigative report last week, the authorities piled on new charges.
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