Ulugbek Babakulov

Kyrgyzstan Becoming Regional "Sex Capital"

Uzbek prostitutes are flocking to Kyrgyzstan, where better pay and more liberal attitudes make for an easier life.

China's Road Into Kyrgyzstan

China's Road Into Kyrgyzstan

The Kyrgyz truck drivers and market traders who have benefited from trade routes to their eastern neighbour are less enthusiastic about the growing Chinese role in the local economy.

Kyrgyzstan: Unhappy Uzbeks Side With Protestors

The conservative Uzbek minority is showing its support for anti-government demonstrations sweeping the country.

Kyrgyz Islamists Shun Taleban

Islamists in Kyrgyzstan say they have nothing in common with the men behind the New York and Washington terror attacks.

Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border Tensions

There are fears that border guard harassment of travellers and traders crossing the Kyrgyz-Uzbek frontier could provoke inter-ethnic violence.

Kyrgyzstan: Uproar Over Detained Deputy

Protests are growing in Kyrgyzstan at the arrest of a parliamentarian who criticised the president over territorial concessions to neighboring countries.

Kyrgyzstan: Children with Nowhere to Go

The Kyrgyz authorities are turning a blind eye to the increasing number of street children in the southern city of Jalalabad.

Kyrgyz Islamists Win Respect

The Khizb-ut-Takhrir group is gaining sympathy among many southern Kyrgyz tired of poverty and leery of the new US military presence.

Kyrgyzstan: Keeping The Wolves From The Door

Farmers say they face ruin as packs of wolves decimate their livestock.