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In Kyrgyzstan, a fight to keep alive the memory of a century-old rebellion against Russia

Ukraine

​​​​​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. 

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LGBTQ Russians are fleeing to Central Asia

LGBTQ
Citizen scientist Pavel Plotitsyn is on a mission to help citizens gauge air quality in Central Asia, where air pollution is a health major hazard.

This citizen scientist is on a mission to help gauge air quality in Central Asia

Environment
A snow leopard sunbathes in the wild.

Kyrgyzstan’s remaining snow leopards under threat due to climate change, COVID

Environment
A man is shown waving the Kyrgyzstan flag as hundreds of people are crowded below in city square.

Kyrgyzstan cancels parliament election results after unrest

Elections
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