Timur Toktonaliev
Central Asia Editor
Timur is IWPR's Central Asia Editor.
Stories by the Author
Kyrgyzstan: Parliamentary Prayer Room Meets With Resistance
Questions raised about foreign funding source as well as a possible weakening of secular principles.
4 Apr 14
Bleak Outlook for Sexual Minorities in Kyrgyzstan
Activists report rising trend of homophobic abuse amid widespread intolerance.
21 Mar 14
In Central Asia, Caution and Concern on Ukraine
While local leaders do not want to go against Moscow, the spectacle of Russian troops entering a former Soviet state is unsettling.
11 Mar 14
Tajiks Claim Travel to Kyrgyzstan Hindered
Effects of border confrontation still reverberating in now troubled relationship between neighbouring states.
4 Feb 14
Kyrgyzstan's Top Muslim Cleric Unseated by Sex Scandal
Latest in a series of leadership changes arises out of difficult evolution of state-clergy relations.
27 Jan 14
Kyrgyz-Tajik Row After Border Clash
Two governments take a stand after frontier guards clash over a controversial road project.
15 Jan 14
Kyrgyz Politicians Go for Gold
Calls for mine to be renationalised are cover for many interests.
19 Dec 13
Kyrgyzstan: Anti-NGO Bill Unlikely to Pass
Russian-style restrictions opposed by politicians as well as civil society groups.
25 Nov 13
Kyrgyzstan: More Work Needed on Police Abuse
Limited success in combating violence in detention as culture of impunity persists.
12 Oct 13
Kyrgyz Secret Police to Monitor Web
Media rights activists question wisdom of getting security agency to scour internet for hate speech.
3 Aug 12
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