Altynai Myrzabekova

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A handful of young men have left Batken province in southern Kyrgyzstan in the hope of joining the Syrian rebels. This is Isfana, in the same province. (Photo: Nataev/Wikimedia)

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

Tokmok, a town in northern Kyrgyzstan. (Photo: Kloop.kg)

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

Protests in Kyrgyzstan have become a feature of the spring season. March 2014. (Photo: Kloop.kg)

Kyrgyzstan: Public Anger, But No Revolution

Political analyst on the protests where economic concerns meet north-south rivalries

15 Mar 13

View of the Sokh enclave, which belongs to Uzbekistan but is located inside Kyrgyz territory. (Photo: IWPR)

Enclave Issues Challenge Uzbek, Kyrgyz Leaders

Fraught political relationship makes fixing local problems that much more difficult.

15 Feb 13

Kyrgyz politician Aynuru Altybaeva. (Photo courtesy of A. Altybaeva)

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

Public meeting in Charbak after the violence. (Photo: IWPR)

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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