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Emma Collet explains the wide-ranging effects of Bishkek's unresolved waste problem and how activists and artists respond to it.

Charlie Norman takes a look at the deepening regional cooperation in Central Asia and how a focus on local context is crucial

Sydney Millar analyses the democratic backsliding in Kyrgyzstan following the pre-trial detention of opposition politicians and civil rights activists in response to a new border deal between [...]

Sydney Millar on the recent exodus of Russian men to the Central Asian states as Vladimir Putin has announced partial mobilization for the war in Ukraine.

“Is that your car?” Khusnidin asked, pointing to the UAZ Hunter my friend and I had rented in Bishkek. “I have a Soviet car as well, a white Lada Niva” he said proudly, as my friend plowed the [...]

Sydney Millar on the second attempt at electing a new parliament after the failure of the last elections in October last year.

The end of last month saw the deadliest clashes at a Kyrgyz-Tajik border since the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Both counties' governments are now involved in blame-game over [...]

Katherine Leung interview acclaimed Kyrgyz artist Roza Dzhangaracheva about her work. For Lossi 36's new exhibition: Fables, Fairytales and Feminism - contemporary women artists making magic in [...]

How should we interpret Freedom House’s dramatic downgrade of Kyrgyz democracy in 2020? Find out in this latest analysis by Thomas Barrett

Joseph Elgars on how the recent election of Sadyr Japarov as Kyrgyzstan's new president might change domestic and international dynamics.