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Mightier than the sword: the political artist capturing rage and resistance in Kyrgyzstan

Mightier than the sword: the political artist capturing rage and resistance in Kyrgyzstan

How battle rap and streaming platforms are bridging Kyrgyz hip-hop’s elders and youth

How battle rap and streaming platforms are bridging Kyrgyz hip-hop’s elders and youth

Kyrgyzstan launched its first ‘Feminnale’ for feminist art. Then the censors arrived

Kyrgyzstan launched its first ‘Feminnale’ for feminist art. Then the censors arrived

Empire state of mind: the legacy of the Russian Revolution in Central Asia

Empire state of mind: the legacy of the Russian Revolution in Central Asia

The art of attraction: meet the Kyrgyz women bringing the public back to galleries

The art of attraction: meet the Kyrgyz women bringing the public back to galleries

SHTAB: the queer communists of Bishkek bringing politics and art back together

SHTAB: the queer communists of Bishkek bringing politics and art back together

Aida Sulova: Bishkek’s pioneering art impresario

Aida Sulova: Bishkek’s pioneering art impresario

Kyrgyz court shuts down TV channel for extremist content

Kyrgyz court shuts down TV channel for extremist content

Staying alive: Kyrgyz marriage parody video goes viral

Staying alive: Kyrgyz marriage parody video goes viral

Kyrgyzstan opens animation studio

Kyrgyzstan opens animation studio

Save the ales: meet the all-woman team behind Kyrgyzstan’s first craft brewery

Save the ales: meet the all-woman team behind Kyrgyzstan’s first craft brewery

Bishkek Museum of Fine Arts to host Night at the Museum

Bishkek Museum of Fine Arts to host Night at the Museum

Largest Orthodox church in Central Asia opens in Bishkek

Largest Orthodox church in Central Asia opens in Bishkek

Young Kyrgyzstani artists explore social problems in mobile exhibition project

Young Kyrgyzstani artists explore social problems in mobile exhibition project

Bishkek photo exhibition to explore rights of women with disabilities

Bishkek photo exhibition to explore rights of women with disabilities

International “East-West Dialogues” festival to open in Bishkek

International “East-West Dialogues” festival to open in Bishkek

International “Nomad style” contest to take place in Kyrgyzstan

International “Nomad style” contest to take place in Kyrgyzstan