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Fraudulent parliamentary elections in February 2005 led to a popular uprising the next month that deposed President Askar Akayev and replaced him with Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who was elected president that July. The resulting government has lurched from crisis to crisis in the face of worsening political violence, prison revolts, serious property disputes and popular disillusion. The security services are slipping out of government control, raising the prospect of more chaos and criminality.

Our reports on Kyrgyzstan are listed below, starting with the most recent. You can also search for relevant reports using the search box in the top right hand side of this page. For Central Asia reports which are relevant to Kyrgyzstan please go to the Central Asia page.

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Recent reports & briefings

Women and Radicalisation in Kyrgyzstan, Asia Report N°176, 3 September 2009
Kyrgyzstan: A Deceptive Calm, Asia Briefing N°79, 14 August 2008
Kyrgyzstan: The Challenge of Judicial Reform, Asia Report N°150, 10 April 2008
Kyrgyzstan on the Edge, Asia Briefing N°55, 9 November 2006
Kyrgyzstan’s Prison System Nightmare, Asia Report N°118, 16 August 2006
Kyrgyzstan: A Faltering State, Asia Report N°109, 16 December 2005
Kyrgyzstan: After the Revolution, Asia Report N°97, 4 May 2005
Political Transition in Kyrgyzstan: Problems and Prospects, Asia Report N°81, 11 August 2004
Kyrgyzstan’s Political Crisis: An Exit Strategy, Asia Report N°37, 20 August 2002
Kyrgyzstan at Ten: Trouble in the "Island of Democracy", Asia Report N° 22, 28 August 2001