Signs of Political Motivation Permeate Case Against Kyrgyz Investigative Journalist
Kyrgyz authorities allege Bolot Temirov is a drug user and used falsified identification documents. But case files obtained...
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Health Minister Arrested On Covid-19 Vaccine Corruption Charges
Kyrgyz special forces detained the country’s Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev on Thursday for wasting public money on...
New Investigation Probes Drug Raid Against Kyrgyz Journalist
When Kyrgyz police stormed the office of investigative journalism outlet Temirov LIVE on January 22 and arrested chief...
Kyrgyz Authorities Annul Investigative Journalist’s Passport as His Trial Begins
First someone bugged Bolot Temirov’s apartment. Then police raided his office and allegedly planted drugs on him. Now,...
Kyrgyzstan: Confidential Documents Show Authorities Covered Up Destruction of Hundreds of Historical Artifacts in Bishkek Museum Fire
Initially, museum administrators said that only a few worthless objects had been lost. Then, in an earlier investigation,...
Kyrgyz Investigative Journalist Targeted by Police After Releasing Investigation
Kyrgyz authorities accused investigative journalist Bolot Temirov on Tuesday of forging documents and illegally crossing...
‘We Ask God for Peace’: Western Sanctions on Russia Strike Central Asian Labor Migrants
For years, Russia’s big cities have been a source of employment and income for the people of Central Asia and the Caucasus....
Kyrgyz Citizens Might get to Legalize their Illegal Assets
The Kyrgyz presidency is expected to propose new and amended laws that will allow citizens to legalize their illegally...
Suisse Secrets
Wanted Kyrgyz Minister’s Wife Had Swiss Bank Account
He fled the country, was accused of corruption, and declared wanted. But his wife was still able to maintain at least one...
Government’s Pressure against Media Mounts in Kyrgyzstan
Tightening the noose on independent media, the Kyrgyzstan government proposed on Monday a new procedure that would allow the...
Pro-Government Activists in Kyrgyzstan Call for Foreign Agent Law Targeting OCCRP Partners
Describing themselves as “activists” and “bloggers,” four people held a press conference in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday calling...
Inside Kyrgyzstan’s Campaign to Silence Bolot Temirov
A leading independent journalist says police planted drugs on him as retribution for his exposés of corruption. But that was...