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Colleen Wood

Colleen Wood

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Kyrgyzstan Adopts Law Targeting Foreign-Funded NGOs

The restrictive law was first proposed 10 years ago. How could it affect Kyrgyz society now that it’s been passed?

15.04.2024 3

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Bill on Flag Redesign Survives First Reading in Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament

Government officials say the current iteration, which was designed just after independence, looks like a sunflower.

01.12.2023 2

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Kazakhstan’s First Go at Direct Elections of District Mayors

Incumbents from the ruling party swept elections for district-level leadership.

13.11.2023 3

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How Is the Israel-Hamas War Being Framed in Central Asia?

In response to a terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7, Israel has imposed a siege on Gaza and launched thousands of airstrikes that have left around...

01.11.2023 7

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Central Asian Governments React to the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Following a terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7, Israel declared war on the group and began a brutal ground operation in Gaza that has left more...

30.10.2023 2

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Kyrgyzstan Undermines Constitutional Court With New Avenues to Revise Decisions

On October 3 , Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov signed a bill into law that allows the Constitutional Court to revise prior decisions.  ...

06.10.2023 4

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What Happened at the First-Ever Central Asia-US Leaders’ Summit?

U.S. President Joe Biden met with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan at the United Nations General...

21.09.2023 3

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