What's unique about the cryptocurrency A7A5 is that it appears to be set up not only to circumvent Western sanctions; it also appears to be a pillar for a larger Kremlin effort to build a parallel financial system.
A new Russia-linked television station is set to launch its operations in Kyrgyzstan. There are fears that Russia could use the new media outlet as a tool for spreading its propaganda in Central Asia.
With global scrutiny escalating over a Kyrgyzstan-registered cryptocurrency exchange allegedly moving billions of dollars in just a few months, the deafening silence from Kyrgyz officials is raising urgent concerns about the country’s readiness to regulate its burgeoning digital assets sector.
The arrest of gynecologists in Kyrgyzstan on suspicion of conspiracy to sell newborn babies is the latest in a string of reports of infants and small children being sold.
Kyrgyzstan awoke to the startling news that one of its most controversial politicians, Osh Mayor Merlis Myrzakmatov, had been fired from his post.
