Kyrgyz Debate Female Travel Ban
Controversial scheme would restrict foreign travel for young women, instead of trying to curb violence perpetrated by their countrymen.
28 Mar 13
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Southern Mayor a Tough Survivor
Seen by some as a Kyrgyz hero, Melis Myrzakmatov has fixed the roads in Osh but has not won over the large Uzbek minority.
20 Mar 13
Kyrgyzstan: Public Anger, But No Revolution
Political analyst on the protests where economic concerns meet north-south rivalries
15 Mar 13
Enclave Issues Challenge Uzbek, Kyrgyz Leaders
Fraught political relationship makes fixing local problems that much more difficult.
15 Feb 13
Kyrgyz Politician Gets Her Bride-Theft Law
It took a while, but Aynuru Altybaeva finally convinced her parliamentary colleagues that old "tradition" was criminal behaviour.
14 Feb 13
Kyrgyzstan Enclave in Turmoil
Row over location of electricity poles erupts into violence, reflecting deeper tensions in Kyrgyz-Uzbek border areas.
11 Jan 13
Breakthrough for Outsider Party in Kyrgyzstan
System may be changing, slowly, so that policies become more important than politicians.
21 Dec 12
Kyrgyz Parties Face Test in Capital's Election
Bishkek council election less straightforward than it seems for three dominant parties.
21 Nov 12
Videoed Assaults Cause Outrage in Kyrgyzstan
Women beaten on film as "lesson" to keep other female migrant workers in line.
9 Nov 12
Kyrgyz Nationalist Leader Routed
Once-powerful politician miscalculates by attempting to take over parliament.
19 Oct 12
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