Atlas - The Guardian : Kyrgyzstan

23 april 14h45

Take action over officials in Kyrgyzstan helping Russia evade sanctions’, MPs and peers say

Aisha Down British foreign secretary told to impose new measures as ruble-pegged cryptocurrency A7A5 is supported in countryMore than 20 MPs and peers have...

08h18

They tore up everything’: the wolf hunters of Kyrgyzstan - in pictures

Guardian Staff In the remote village of Ottuk, men protect their precious sheep by heading into the mountains. Luke Oppenheimer went to photograph them ... and...

04 april 02h00

EU urged to put human rights centre stage at first central Asia summit

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Bloc to discuss trade, security and energy with leaders of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and TurkmenistanThe EU is being urged to...

28 october 05h00

They want to show no one can escape’: how the long arm of Russia is reaching out for Putin critics in exile

Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska Moscow is using ties with neighbouring countries to deport and arrest anti-war Russians who fled after invasion of UkraineLev Skoriakin, 23, fled...

11 june 23h55

Sanctions hole’: how secretive routes supply Russia with western tech and consumer goods

Pjotr Sauer German exports of cars to Kyrgyzstan are up 5,100% since the start of the Ukraine war - with other routes channelling luxury goods and computer...

29 january 12h52

People smugglers recruiting skippers from central Asia on Turkey to Italy route

Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Boat drivers from former Soviet republics often have very little experience and no idea what they are doing is illegal, say NGOsPeople smugglers are...

23 january 03h37

Powerful earthquake hits China-Kyrgyzstan border

Staff and agencies Authorities warn of potentially widespread damage after the 7.0-magnitude quake, with tremors felt in neighbouring countriesA 7.0-magnitude...

27 october 06h00

Why must we be silent?’: horrific attack in Kyrgyzstan puts focus on violence against women

Aigerim Turgunbaeva in Bishkek 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...

16 october 06h00

Beshkempir, or The Adopted Son review - part childhood memoir, part mysterious folk tale

Peter Bradshaw There are touches of Fellini and Satyajit Ray in the gentle, unforced artistry of Aktan Abdykalykov’s film, which casts the director’s son in the...

04 july 05h30

In Kyrgyzstan, parents wish for sons. Too many girls, and they start to worry and pray Gulbarchyn Toialieva

Gulbarchyn Toialieva My father was so upset at having a girl he refused to visit me in hospital. He later changed his mind, but such attitudes keep women uneducated and...

17 may 17h38

Kyrgyz mercenary who fought for Russia in Ukraine jailed

Agence France-Presse in Bishkek Court established 32-year-old man had joined forces of Moscow-led separatists in DonbasRussia-Ukraine war - latest news updatesA Kyrgyz court has...

21 march 19h06

Nowruz: Kurdish new year 2023 celebrations - in pictures

selected by Joe Plimmer Nowruz, which has been celebrated for at least 3,000 years, is one of the most important celebrations in the greater Persian world, which includes...

11 march 16h00

Russia has lost its soft power’: how war in Ukraine destabilises old Soviet allies

Andrew Roth in Moscow Protests in Georgia last week were just the latest indication of how Putin’s disastrous invasion has damaged relations with former Eastern bloc...

28 february 13h00

Women Behind the Wheel review - well-meaning road trip across Central Asia gets stuck

Leslie Felperin Two young British directors drive the Pamir Highway in a superficial travelogue that reveals little about themselves or the women they meet along the...

17 september 03h07

Fighting flares on disputed Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border, killing 24 people

Reuters Intense battles’ in the contested region is the latest outbreak of violence to hit the former Soviet UnionFighting has erupted on the disputed border...

14 september 18h10

Former Soviet states eye opportunities as Russia struggles in Ukraine

Shaun Walker Moscow’s influence in the Caucasus and central Asia is being unravelled by its special military operation’The rout of the Russian army in Ukraine’s...

11 july 01h07

British tourists survive avalanche in Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan

Harry Taylor The group of 10 people, including nine from UK, managed to take shelter when avalanche struckTen people, including nine Britons, are reported to have...

00h48

British tourist captures avalanche sweeping over group in Kyrgyzstan - video

Sarah Johnson Ten people, including nine Britons, have survived after a huge avalanche swept over them in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan. Footage uploaded...

26 may 09h30

Save your breath: traditional Kyrgyz dance helps ease chronic lung disease

Lorenzo Tondo Exercise to help COPD hospital patients is being rolled out across Kyrgyzstan and to neighbouring countriesPhotographs by Danil UsmanovEvery day on...

04 february 12h35

We want the truth’: families of ethnic Pamiris killed in Tajikistan call for justice as tensions rise

Urgent protection for minority groups facing increased repression needed in crisis connected to escalating clashes across central Asian ex-Soviet...