Zukhra Iakupbaeva

Zukhra Iakupbaeva is an independent journalist and researcher based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and a Kyrgyzstan correspondent for EurasiaNet.org. She worked for The Conway Bulletin regional newspaper from 2015 to 2017. Zukhra holds a BA degree in Political Science from the American University of Central Asia. She works as a Programme Manager at the Archa Initiative foundation, which works to preserve Bishkek’s Botanical Garden.

Central Asia’s Koreans in Korea: There and (Mostly) Back Again

Central Asia's Korean population is looking to South Korea for fast money, but not for long-term living.

By Zukhra Iakupbaeva

/ 28 Aug 2019

Central Asia’s Koreans in Korea: There and (Mostly) Back Again

Tree cutting and pollution in Bishkek: to the last breath?

While the leaders of Kyrgyzstan’s capital insist on removing the city’s greenery, local groups are trying to stop it.

By Zukhra Iakupbaeva

/ 27 Jul 2018

Minorities in Kyrgyzstan: changed by revolution

Kyrgyzstan’s two revolutions have been followed by violence and discrimination against the country’s minorities.

By Zukhra Iakupbaeva

/ 10 May 2018