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

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.

February editorial. On 28 January, Sadyr Japarov was sworn in as the sixth president of Kyrgyzstan. Just a few months ago he was serving an 11-year sentence for kidnapping a local official in [...]