Kyrgyz Blogger Detained After Criticizing Faulty Road Project
Kyrgyz authorities arrested local blogger Azamat Karabayev on Tuesday, just hours after he posted a video exposing how a...
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Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Court Sentences Journalists to Prison Amid Crackdown on Press Freedom
A court in Kyrgyzstan today sentenced two journalists to prison in a case that has sparked international condemnation from...
Prosecutor Demands Six Years In Prison For Jailed Kyrgyz Investigative Journalists
Amid a crackdown on free expression, journalists from OCCRP’s local partner Temirov Live are confronted with the prospect of...
Kyrgyzstan President: Closing Kloop does not Jeopardize Press Freedom
The fact that Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court has closed down the foundation that ran one of the country’s most influential...
All the President’s Men: State Projects Handed to Apparent Proxies in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has drastically decreased transparency into public spending, even as he has launched an...
The Shadow Investor
The Lies That Kept A Central Asian Money Launderer's Cash Flowing
For years, the Abdukadyr family’s self-confessed money launderer sent their money abroad using a variety of invented...
The Shadow Investor
They Were Accused of Smuggling. Now They’re Partnering With the Uzbek State.
The Abdukadyr family earned hundreds of millions of dollars thanks to their alliance with corrupt officials in neighboring...
The Shadow Investor
The Abdukadyr Family Made a Fortune in Collusion With Corrupt Central Asian Officials. Now They've Built a Global Business Empire.
Their trading monopoly, built on bribery and alleged smuggling, was exposed. But that hasn't stopped the secretive Khabibula...
Opinion: Kyrgyzstan’s Move to Block Radio Azattyk Is a Sign of Trouble — For the Government
On October 26, Kyrgyz authorities blocked the website of Radio Azattyk, the Kyrgyz branch of Radio Free Europe/Radio...
Kyrgyzstan Suspends Access to local RFE/RL Website over Unfavorable Video
Kyrgyz authorities have blocked on Wednesday access to the website of the local branch of Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) after the...
Kyrgyz Activists March Against Land Swap With Uzbekistan
About 300 people marched on Monday through Kyrgyzstan’s capital of Bishkek, demanding the release of activists who protested...
Court Acquits Kyrgyz Journalist on Most Charges, Calls Investigation Prejudiced
In Bishkek today, Kyrgyz investigative journalist Bolot Temirov, who faced up to 20 years in prison on a series of charges,...