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Kidnapped, raped and wed against their will: Kyrgyz women’s fight against a brutal tradition
At least 12,000 women are still abducted and forced into marriage every year in Kyrgyzstan. But pressure is gr…
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‘I’m scared of being killed’: sex worker activists speak out
Rights defenders describe threats and abuse while working to protect their communitiesReport: Sex workers figh…
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Sex workers fighting for human rights among world’s most ‘at risk activists’
Exclusive: Front Line Defenders report says rights defenders working in sex industry face ‘targeted attacks’ a…
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Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan ceasefire holding after day of intense fighting
Heaviest clashes in years between the two countries over disputed border leave 40 dead and 175 injuredA ceasef…
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‘Nobody wants this job now’: the gentle leaders of China’s Uighur exiles – in pictures
Fleeing to Kyrgyzstan in the 1960s, communities established mosques and villages but the local leaders, or dzh…
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‘Not enough work, not enough money’: can this Kyrgyz village survive without tourists? A picture essay
Life was hard in this remote area of central Asia, until tourism offered new hope. Then Covid-19 struck and th…
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Kyrgyzstan parliament confirms Sadyr Japarov as new president
Nationalist politician made PM amid protests to lead country until elections next yearSadyr Japarov, a nationa…
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Kyrgyzstan’s president steps down amid political unrest
Sooronbay Jeenbekov announces resignation as fallout from disputed election continuesKyrgyzstan’s president, S…
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Kyrgyzstan’s president steps down amid political unrest
Sooronbay Jeenbekov announces resignation as fallout from disputed election continuesKyrgyzstan’s president, S…
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Kyrgyzstan election: prime minister resigns after result invalidated amid protests
Decision follows protests that left one dead and nearly 600 injured A violent protest in the wake of elections…
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Protesters storm Kyrgyzstan’s parliament building in Bishkek – video
Protesters occupied the presidential palace and parliament building in Kyrgyzstan’s capital early on Tues…
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Kyrgyzstan protesters storm parliamentary building over election result
At least 120 injured in clashes between demonstrators and police in Bishkek over claims parliamentary poll was…
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Covid-19 intensifies elder abuse globally as hospitals prioritise young
Older patients turned away or left untreated, while domestic abuse is also rising, leading charity reportsCoro…
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‘We are power’: the world marks International Women’s Day – video report
People around the world marked International Women's Day on Sunday with rallies, marches and protests. In Lond…
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Women’s rights activists detained in Kyrgyzstan after hooligans attack IWD rally – video
Police detained dozens of protesters on Sunday shortly after journalists witnessed them being attacked. The ac…