Sandwiched between three Central Asian states, people living on all sides of the Ferghana Valley are overcoming securitisation – through everyday cooperation.
A new investigation reveals another side of Chinese infrastructure projects in Central Asia: elite corruption.
While the leaders of Kyrgyzstan’s capital insist on removing the city’s greenery, local groups are trying to stop it.
A third of Kyrgyzstan’s GDP sits in informal institutions. I spoke to people who use these systems to find out how it works — and why it’s important.
Kyrgyzstan’s two revolutions have been followed by violence and discrimination against the country’s minorities.
Ormukov's attempt to draw attention to paid protests by government-linked figures has landed him in detention. RU
A wave of brutal crackdowns on LGBT communities in the post-Soviet space has exposed civil society’s shortcomings — and destroyed lives.
In the run-up to presidential elections on 15 October, Kyrgyzstan’s authorities are intensifying their attacks on journalists and independent media outlets. RU
Ulugbek Babakulov raised the problem of Kyrgyz nationalism online. And now, he’s being smeared publicly.
The rise of Kyrgyzstan’s increasingly authoritarian president is an unusual story. Fergana News recalls some of its stranger chapters.
Предвыборная политическая борьба в Бишкеке привела к беспрецедентному давлению на независимые масс-медиа. В итоге, защита демократии лежит сейчас бременем на журналистах. English
Kyrgyzstan’s presidential campaign has started off with the arrest of a main contender for the post. Omurbek Tekebayev’s fate shows the country remains far from democratic. Русский
