Life in Kyrgyzstan’s once-booming uranium mining town, where the past poisons the future
Letter from a kok boru match in Kyrgyzstan: where an ancient sport meets modern times
Bishkek’s multi-faith wedding palace is a futuristic, grandiose atheist temple | Concrete Ideas
The twisted fate of Bishkek’s treasured UFO-like Soviet-era circus | Concrete Ideas
Punk Orientalism: how the art of rebellion in Central Asia is challenging the scars of the Soviet past
How battle rap and streaming platforms are bridging Kyrgyz hip-hop’s elders and youth
Admire the brightly painted Dungan Mosque near the serene Lake Issyk-Kul | The Escapist
Mightier than the sword: the political artist capturing rage and resistance in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz developers have created a video game to fight bride-kidnapping
Watch online: the Kyrgyz drama taking on anti-mining protests that’s been banned from cinemas
Lose yourself in the healing waters of this Soviet-era sanatorium in remote Kyrgyzstan | The Escapist
Empire state of mind: the legacy of the Russian Revolution in Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan launched its first ‘Feminnale’ for feminist art. Then the censors arrived
From Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan, this Insta account gives you a daily slice of life in Central Asia
A day in the life of Alla Klimenko, the woman leading Kyrgyzstan’s booming IT economy
Meet the pioneers running Kyrgyzstan’s all-woman space agency
This eerie scene from a Kyrgyz sanatorium conjures the disquiet of The Shining
Punk Orientalism: these artists are confronting the legacy of Soviet imperialism
Smash the patriarchy with a night of feminist film from the New East
Run the world: Zeré Asylbek called out gender disparity in Kyrgyzstan and she’s only getting started
