Sadyr Japarov

The Interior Ministry justified the wiretaps as part of investigations into the October 2020 unrest.

Japarov signed the bill passed by the parliament last month, but many questions remain about how it will be implemented.

Presidential meetings in Central Asia are often dismissed for a lack of concrete results and for their exclusively ceremonial character. But there are good reasons to take the latest meeting seriously.

Kyrgyzstan’s first president admitted to making mistakes regarding the mine.

Kyrgyzstan’s parliament will shrink and change after the next election, expected later this year, under new legislation and a new constitution.

Jenish Moldokmatov, a harsh critic of President Japarov, is facing charges of orchestrating riots during last October's unrest; the same unrest that saw Japarov rise to power.

A return to the pre-April status quo is preferable to continued violence, but a lack of progress on border negotiations isn’t a long-term solution to instability on the border.

After “meritless” tax and environmental claims and a new law threatening the ownership of the mine, the Canadian investor has escalated the dispute. 

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

Local elections provide a window into the state of Kyrgyz politics – and what might come next in the three decade-long game of political musical chairs.

Japarov's press secretary claims the president took the posts down himself, but Facebook says they were removed for being harmful "misinformation."

Kyrgyz authorities said they were unable to find evidence of Matraimov’s alleged money laundering, despite thousands of words written by investigative journalists outlining it in detail.