Central Asia faces rising economic uncertainty amid Ukraine war
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked instability in Central Asia with most of the sprawling region’s inhabitants seeing it as…
Tag: Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan hails arrival of devastating Turkish drones amid Tajik border tensions
The impoverished Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan is celebrating the arrival of Turkish Bayraktar drones, which have played a pivotal…
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan agree ceasefire after Tajik launches heavy border assault
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have signed a peace protocol to end serious border clashes in which at least 100 people have…
Shooting on Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border sparks fears of wider conflict
A Tajik soldier has reportedly been killed in shooting on the disputed border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Shootouts have become…
Scientists pinpoint origins of Black Death to Kyrgyzstan
The Black Death, one of the deadliest infectious outbreaks in recorded history – killing 75 to 200 million people worldwide…
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan move to end border clashes but tensions remain high on ill-defined frontier
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed a ceasefire after shooting along their contested border left two Tajiks dead last week. Kyrgyz…
Kyrgyzstan called to explain women’s protest arrests
Kyrgyzstan’s authorities have been accused of arresting approximately 70 activists – mostly women – last week, according to Human Rights…
Kazakhstan’s ethnic-Chinese minority return from Kyrgyzstan after coronavirus-sparked violence
More than 1,000 Kazakh citizens of Chinese descent have crossed the Kyrgyzstan border back into Kazakhstan after initially fleeing communal…
Ex-Kyrgyzstan president charged with murder
Former Kyrgyzstan president Almazbek Atambayev has been charged with the murder of a police officer after two raids on his…
Kyrgyzstan ex-president arrested after bloody standoff
Kyrgyzstan’s ex-president has been arrested after urging his supporters to push for the removal of the government, following an earlier…
UN studies Uzbek rights record
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev first term in office is under scrutiny this week at the United Nations Human Rights Council…
Mixed Uzbek rights messages
Uzbekistan has freed a prominent dissident from jail while an opposition news source said one of its contributors had been…
Notorious Uzbek ‘blacklist’ reduced
Uzbekistan is reportedly removing large numbers of people from its blacklist of potential militants and political dissidents, in a further…
French FM demands Uzbek security ties
France and Uzbekistan must deepen security cooperation to combat jihadist groups and stop violent attacks, France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault…
Kyrgyz migrant blamed for Russian bombing
The key suspect in Monday’s bombing on the St Petersburg underground was born in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan…
A fresh wind blows through the steppes
Uzbekistan’s historic power has not been replicated in the modern era. Source: Eurasia Times Uzbekistan’s caretaker president, Shavkat Mirziyaev, is…
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