Kyrgyz authorities have launched a probe into claims by former President Almazbek Atambaev that his office was bugged by the State Committee for National Security (UKMK).
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on the government of Kyrgyzstan to do far more to stop violence against women and girls, saying that weak enforcement of legislation aimed to prevent abuse and punish the perpetrators leaves half the population of the Central Asian country at risk.
Kyrgyz legislation under which former heads of state can be prosecuted came into force two days after ex-President Almazbek Atambaev stepped down from the leadership of opposition Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan.
For the Lyuli people of Central Asia, women are the traditional breadwinners, trying to feed their families. Some are bucking centuries-old traditions.
The role of Islam in politics has come up in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan during the past week. It looks like news, but it's actually a continuation of the centuries-old rivalry and cooperation between mosque and state.
Kyrgyzstan's former Deputy Prime Minister Shamil Atakhanov has been arrested over the early release from prison in 2013 of one of the country’s most notorious crime bosses.
Central Asian governments have long been aware that some of their nationals went to join extremist groups in Iraq and Syria. With Islamic State losing ground, the increasingly pressing question is what to do with these nationals should they seek to return.
Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov has signed into law legislation under which former heads of states can be prosecuted.
Kyrgyzstan's former health minister, Dinara Sagynbaeva, has been detained for questioning about the early release from prison in 2013 of one of Kyrgyzstan's most notorious crime bosses, Aziz Batukaev.
The European Commission has adopted a new Central Asia strategy with the aim of creating what it calls "a stronger, modern, and nonexclusive partnership" with former Soviet republics in Central Asia that are "willing and able" to improve relations.
The chairman of Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (UKMK), Idris Kadyrkulov, has resigned under pressure amid widespread allegations of corruption.
An RFE/RL's correspondent has been attacked in Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Osh while preparing an investigative report about the suspicious activities of an illegal casino.
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