After a decade, supporters of a Russian-style law regulating foreign-funded civic organizations in Kyrgyzstan have finally won. With its focus on broadly defined "political activities," critics of the law forecast an increase in both authoritarianism and the Kremlin's influence over the country.
Case in which man cut off his ex-wife’s nose and ears – while on probation for raping her – causes huge debate in country where femicide and domestic abuse rife
Kusturizatsia means, literally, “vomiting.” Under the practice, corrupt individuals can repay a fraction of stolen proceeds to the state and then go about their business. Who knows where the money goes?
BRIEFING NOTE - THE OBSERVATORY Paris-Geneva, December 21, 2022 - For the past three months, attacks against human rights defenders in Kyrgyzstan have…