At a conference on Central Asia, rights defenders and academics detailed problems piling up for a region that is running out of time to solve them, while the event’s host described the people of the five countries as “hostages of domestic authoritarianism and geopolitical pressures.”
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Attempts in Kyrgyzstan to pass legislation tightening control over NGOs that receive foreign funding have been made in the past. But activists say growing authoritarianism in the Central Asian state and Russia's desire to rid its ally of Western influence make success more likely this time.