Kyrgyzstan’s Feminist Theatre
Bishkek centre provides rare platform to explore social issues from new perspectives.
Bishkek centre provides rare platform to explore social issues from new perspectives.
A weak currency and high inflation spells trouble for the Central Asian country’s economy.
Case highlights growing pressures on free expression in Central Asian state.
Arrests seen as a way for Kazak authorities to justify their claim that the clashes were sparked by external forces.
The problem predates the pandemic, but coronavirus restrictions have exacerbated it.
The country is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, but production and consumption of fossil fuel continues to grow.
Warnings that the covert surveillance amounted to a gross violation of the fundamental right to privacy.
Government accused of shrinking space for civil society with onerous legislation.
Experts fear that circumstances surrounding man’s disappearance will tarnish Kyrgyzstan’s image.
The pace of change has proved deeply disappointing to those campaigning for women’s rights.