Abduction Of Russian Dissident From Kyrgyzstan Is Another Sign Of Growing Authoritarianism – OpEd

Kyrgyzstan has had the reputation of Central Asia’s most democratic country for decades. However, since Sadyr Japarov became the nation’s president after the 2020 revolution, Kyrgyzstan has been getting closer to Russia – not just economically and geopolitically, but also in how it handles internal matters. 

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