Kurmanbek Bakiyev

On October 26, Kyrgyz authorities blocked the website of Radio Azattyk, the Kyrgyz branch of Radio Free Europe/Radio...

Kyrgyz authorities have blocked on Wednesday access to the website of the local branch of Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) after the...

He fled the country, was accused of corruption, and declared wanted. But his wife was still able to maintain at least one...

The Matraimov family has long used its questionable wealth to gain social and political influence in its native Kyrgyzstan....

For years, two powerful Central Asian families colluded to build a trading empire built on smuggling. Now, through relatives...

One after another, Bishkek city officials bent or broke the law to give prime land to Kyrgyzstan’s most elite citizens.

VALERIE HOPKINSCoup BirthdayToday marks the 20th anniversary of the failed coup that wound up toppling the USSR. Many...

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Authorities apprehended alleged Kyrgyz organized crime leader, Kamchy Kolbaev, in Abu Dhabi on...

Corruption and organized crime are the biggest problems in the Western Balkans, crippling foreign investment and making a...

In another strange example of Serbia-South America drug connections, three Serbs working as bodyguards to a Bolivian drug...

A bloody uprising last week toppled the government in Kyrgyzstan, and opposition leaders have formed an interim government...