Kyrgyzstan
In Kyrgyzstan, a fight to keep alive the memory of a century-old rebellion against Russia
In 1916, Russian announced a draft to enlist Native peoples in modern-day Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan to support Russia in World War I. The Russians killed thousands of people who resisted, and some 100,000 more people died trying to flee to China. More than a century later the episode is still difficult to talk about because of efforts by Russia to erase it from the history books.
Russia’s war creates economic hardships for Central Asian migrants
Kyrgyzstan’s walnut forests dwindle with increased cattle farming, climate change
The Jewish graves in Kyrgyzstan are fading. But a small Jewish community continues to thrive.
This citizen scientist is on a mission to help gauge air quality in Central Asia
Until recently, residents of Central Asian cities didn't have a good way to check the air quality before stepping outside in the winter, when pollution especially stagnates in the air. Pavel Plotitsyn took matters into his own hands, building low-cost air sensors and a website to help gauge air quality on any given day.
Some Afghan university students find refuge — and hope — in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan’s remaining snow leopards under threat due to climate change, COVID
The Snow Leopard Trust works to protect vulnerable snow leopards that face wide-ranging threats primarily due to climate change.
Kyrgyzstan's president says he's quitting to avoid bloodshed
Kyrgyzstan's embattled president said Thursday he was resigning following protests over a disputed parliamentary election, the third time in 15 years that a leader of the Central Asian country has been ousted by a popular uprising.
Harris and Pence trade barbs on foreign policy; Russia sees backyard chaos; Brazil cases top 5 million
The US vice presidential candidates battled on Wednesday evening in Salt Lake City with foreign policy topics taking up a solid chunk of time, Russia looks at a handful of chaotic scenes in its backyard — from Belarus and the Caucasus to Central Asia — and Brazil’s reported cases of the coronavirus passed the 5 million mark this week.
Trump home from Walter Reed hospital; Kyrgyzstan faces coup; US judge orders Iran payment
US President Donald Trump has returned to the White House, still infectious with COVID-19. Opposition groups in Kyrgyzstan claimed to have seized power in the Central Asian country. And a US judge has ordered Iran to pay $1.45 billion to former FBI agent Robert Levinson’s family.
Kyrgyzstan cancels parliament election results after unrest
The Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan declared the results of the weekend's parliamentary election invalid on Tuesday after mass protests erupted in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, and other cities, with opposition supporters seizing government buildings overnight and demanding a new election.
Need to solve a border dispute? Look to Ethiopia and Uzbekistan
2018 saw positive steps towards resolving some of the world’s most difficult border conflicts, between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan and Ethiopia and Eritrea. What lessons can be drawn from these examples?
Who lost Kyrgyzstan's constitution?
An effort to amend Kyrgyzstan's constitution uncovered something shocking: No one knew where the constitution was located.
Russia chooses myth over history in new WWII movie
A new state-sponsored movie in Russia commemorates the sacrifice of “Panfilov's 28” in the WWII battle for Moscow. Their story is as iconic for Russians as the flag-raising over Iwo Jima is for Americans. The only problem is, it's not quite true.