Kyrgyzstan

Strengthening Top-Down Rule in Kyrgyzstan

Reforms contain many retrograde steps and look like an attempt to bolster president.

Return to Death Penalty Floated in Kyrgyzstan

Parliament’s refusal to sign international ban on executions seen as a bad sign.

New Approach to Youth Crime

A centre for juvenile delinquents in southern Kyrgyzstan is using non-punitive methods to prevent adolescents from reoffending.

Health Matters in Rural Kyrgyzstan

Ayday Tokonova reports on a countrywide network in Kyrgyzstan that provides practical advice on health issues in the kind of language people understand.

Kyrgyz Squatters With Nowhere to Go

Residents fear being made homeless as Bishkek authorities move to demolish shantytown.

Unregistered Marriages Offer Little Protection

Many marriages in southern Kyrgyzstan are not legally registered, leaving spouses without recourse to the law if things go wrong.

Kyrgyz Leader Edges Towards Reform

Economic realities may prod Kurmanbek Bakiev away from autocratic impulses towards reform.

Kyrgyzstan: Patriotic Move Hits Wrong Note

Kyrgyz public unimpressed by new law to make singing national anthem compulsory.

Accolade for Central Asia Reporter

Ten Years Old and No Place to Go

The southern town of Batken has now been the official administrative centre of its own region for a decade, but it has few of the leisure facilities and public spaces that more established urban centres enjoy.