Kyrgyzstan's Controversial Winter Sale
Opponents of privatisation say it’s a bad time to start selling off the family silver, while the government insists there will be no bargain-basement deals.
Opponents of privatisation say it’s a bad time to start selling off the family silver, while the government insists there will be no bargain-basement deals.
In recent years, people in Kyrgyzstan have become used to buying Chinese goods and eating dishes once regarded as outlandish. Now they are taking up the language as well.
Thousands of people from Uzbekistan earn their living over the border in Kyrgyzstan because life is so tough at home.
In a sign of the deep energy crisis facing Kyrgyzstan, people in the southern Batken region have found a new use for gas cylinders they fear will never be filled again.
The recent murder of Tajik migrant worker Salahuddin Azizov has highlighted concerns that the Russian authorities are not doing enough to combat racist attacks.
Reporting teams focus on migrant labour crisis affecting Central Asian region.
Former speaker of parliament lobbies for fairer political system where parties, not the president, make the running.