A Bishkek court fined activist Kanykei Aranova 120,000 soms ($1,350) on April 25 for inciting hatred and released her on condition that she will not leave the Kyrgyz capital. Aranova was arrested in February as part of a case concerning protests against a Kyrgyz-Uzbek border deal that led to the arrests of 27 people. Aranova was charged with inciting hatred and making online calls to seize power after the 37-year-old posted comments on Facebook in 2022 challenging the border demarcation deal, which saw Kyrgyzstan hand over the territory of the Kempir-Abad water reservoir to Uzbekistan. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
