Kyrgyzstan

In Bishkek today, Kyrgyz investigative journalist Bolot Temirov, who faced up to 20 years in prison on a series of charges,...

The government’s initial silence about the export of a record amount of gold to an undisclosed client last year raised...

Kyrgyzstan’s government, long known as Central Asia’s most democratic, is becoming less and less transparent — and the...

Kyrgyz police have questioned two editors from independent media outlets after a former opposition lawmaker quoted their...

Kyrgyz authorities allege Bolot Temirov is a drug user and used falsified identification documents. But case files obtained...

Kyrgyz special forces detained the country’s Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev on Thursday for wasting public money on...

When Kyrgyz police stormed the office of investigative journalism outlet Temirov LIVE on January 22 and arrested chief...

First someone bugged Bolot Temirov’s apartment. Then police raided his office and allegedly planted drugs on him. Now,...

Initially, museum administrators said that only a few worthless objects had been lost. Then, in an earlier investigation,...

Kyrgyz authorities accused investigative journalist Bolot Temirov on Tuesday of forging documents and illegally crossing...

For years, Russia’s big cities have been a source of employment and income for the people of Central Asia and the Caucasus....

The Kyrgyz presidency is expected to propose new and amended laws that will allow citizens to legalize their illegally...