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Central Asian Recruits for Syrian Conflict
Only a handful have gone, but intelligence agencies are watching closely.
28 Jun 13
Protests Put Pressure on Kyrgyz Authorities
Government's opponents are using local grievances to pursue their own interests, analysts say.
6 Jun 13
Tajiks, Kyrgyz Grapple With Frontier Issues
Recent clash shows how niggling resentments can suddenly explode.
21 May 13
Dismay, Disbelief Among Kyrgyzstan's Chechens
Residents of Tsarnaev family’s home town say it’s wrong to hang blame on entire ethnic group.
25 Apr 13
Kyrgyzstan: Public Anger, But No Revolution
Political analyst on the protests where economic concerns meet north-south rivalries
15 Mar 13
Enclave Issues Challenge Uzbek, Kyrgyz Leaders
Fraught political relationship makes fixing local problems that much more difficult.
15 Feb 13
Kyrgyz Politician Gets Her Bride-Theft Law
It took a while, but Aynuru Altybaeva finally convinced her parliamentary colleagues that old "tradition" was criminal behaviour.
14 Feb 13
Kyrgyzstan Enclave in Turmoil
Row over location of electricity poles erupts into violence, reflecting deeper tensions in Kyrgyz-Uzbek border areas.
11 Jan 13
Videoed Assaults Cause Outrage in Kyrgyzstan
Women beaten on film as "lesson" to keep other female migrant workers in line.
9 Nov 12
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