Tag Archives: Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan complete border delimitation process

Article: https://eurasianet.org/kyrgyzstan-uzbekistan-complete-border-delimitation-process On January 27 of this year, the leaders of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan have met in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, in order to determine the border of a 1,400 km stretch of land that’s remained disputed ever since the fall of the Soviet Union. Both parties agree that this is a historic event, and that hopefully this will… Read more »

Repression in Kyrgyzstan is eroding Central Asia’s only democracy

The Economist Life is getting harder for opposition politicians and journalists TINY and turbulent, Kyrgyzstan likes to tout itself as a trailblazer for democracy in Central Asia, a region otherwise presided over by autocrats. The former Soviet republic of 6m has “proven to the world that it is a democratic country”, its new president, Sooronbay Jeyenbekov (pictured), trumpeted triumphantly as… Read more »