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On December 1, Omurbek Tekebayev, leader of the Ata Meken opposition party, was the victim of a high-profile assault in Bishkek.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has sought to distance himself from his powerful predecessor, who many in Kazakhstan hold responsible for the country’s vast wealth inequality. But Tokayev’s family has its own foreign secrets: Lakeside townhouses, Moscow apartments, Swiss bank accounts — and a money trail that goes far offshore.

Last week YouTube deleted one of the videos at Kloop's channel and also banned us from posting anything for a week: we were notified that the deleted content contained "harassment and bullying".

Kyrgyz authorities allege Bolot Temirov is a drug user and used falsified identification documents. But case files obtained by reporters suggest a high-level effort led by the GKNB security agency to silence him.

For years, Russia’s big cities have been a source of employment and income for the people of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Now, as sanctions undermine the Russian economy, they and their families will also feel the pinch.

Japarov was photographed with ​​Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, as well as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Bekeshev considers that his “leadership of the district” has prompted his opponents to use administrative resources.

Say talaq three times and you’re free to go: if you want, throw your kids and wife out of the house, and if you want, get yourself a second wife. This is not a story from the Middle Ages—it is exactly what happens in the countries of Central Asia.

Here’s how sex, lies, and secret surveillance were deployed against one of the country’s top investigative outlets.

According to Tekebayev, Kyrgyzstan is in its third year of political crisis. The politician believes that the "power sharing" between Almazbek Atambayev and Sooronbay Jeenbekov gave rise to the crisis.

The detention and searches of Kloop journalists were preceded by steadily increasing pressure on the newsroom from the Kyrgyz authorities. Officials made it clear on multiple occasions that Kloop was being targeted for its investigations into corruption, nepotism, tribalism, and government-led disinformation. Here's how the authorities reacted to each of these publications.

Kyrgyzstan’s government, long known as Central Asia’s most democratic, is becoming less and less transparent — and the country’s once-active civil society appears unconcerned.