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Published in: oDRThe Central Asian valley where borders dissolve in grassroots cooperationSandwiched between three Central Asian states, people living on all sides of the Ferghana Valley are overcoming...
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Published in: oDRKyrgyzstan’s north-south road to corruptionA new investigation reveals another side of Chinese infrastructure projects in Central Asia: elite corruption.
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Published in: oDRTree 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.
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Published in: oDRBetter from a friend or from a bank? Kyrgyzstan between informal and formal financial servicesA third of Kyrgyzstan’s GDP sits in informal institutions. I spoke to people who use these systems to find out how...
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Published in: oDRMinorities in Kyrgyzstan: changed by revolutionKyrgyzstan’s two revolutions have been followed by violence and discrimination against the country’s minorities.
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Published in: oDRTemirlan Ormukov, Kyrgyzstan’s blind satirist poet, is facing politically motivated prosecutionOrmukov's attempt to draw attention to paid protests by government-linked figures has landed him in detention. RU
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Published in: oDRA new era of crimes against humanity in EurasiaA wave of brutal crackdowns on LGBT communities in the post-Soviet space has exposed civil society’s shortcomings —...
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Published in: oDRFarewell to Kyrgyzstan’s “island of democracy”In the run-up to presidential elections on 15 October, Kyrgyzstan’s authorities are intensifying their attacks on...
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Published in: oDRAnother Kyrgyz journalist accused of being an “enemy of the people”Ulugbek Babakulov raised the problem of Kyrgyz nationalism online. And now, he’s being smeared publicly.
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Published in: oDRSeven moments from the life of Almazbek AtambayevThe rise of Kyrgyzstan’s increasingly authoritarian president is an unusual story. Fergana News recalls some of its...
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Published in: oDRIn Kyrgyzstan, it’s revolution, revanche, repeat all over againKyrgyzstan’s presidential campaign has started off with the arrest of a main contender for the post. Omurbek...
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Published in: oDRUnmasking Central Asia's neoliberal judgesDespite claims of impartiality, judges in Central Asia often incorporate neoliberal economic and moral values into...
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Published in: oDRIslam in Kyrgyzstan: growing in diversitySince the late 1980s, Kyrgyzstan has witnessed an Islamic revival. Recent talk of extremist threats and...
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Published in: oDRKyrgyzstan's elections: a gentleman's agreementWith Kyrgyzstan’s political parties agreeing to overlook each other’s misdemeanours and the public afraid to speak...
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Published in: oDRIslamic State in Kyrgyzstan: a real or imagined threat?In July, Bishkek claimed to successfully foil an IS plot in the country. But is IS even in Kyrgyzstan?
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Published in: oDRIn Osh, the flames have died down, but not the discontentIn 2010, the Osh region in southern Kyrgyzstan was riven by ethnic violence in the aftermath of revolution. And...
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Published in: oDRThe ‘Switzerland of Central Asia’ is not looking very SwissKyrgyzstan, the ‘Switzerland of Central Asia’, has been moving closer to Russia, with perhaps predictable results.
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Published in: oDRKyrgyzstan joins the Customs Union, and business finds itself in stand-by modeFor this state of small traders, entry into the Customs Union will bring both headaches and opportunities.
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Published in: oDRKyrgyzstan's conservatives hold their anti-LGBT rallyAgainst a background of possible legislation against 'foreign agents' and 'gay propaganda', Sunday's anti-LGBT rally...
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Published in: oDRKyrgyz LBGT attacked on International Day Against Homophobia and TransphobiaAhead of elections this autumn, the political drama around LGBT rights in Kyrgyzstan hots up.
