The Bishkek City Court on December 28 rejected appeals against prolonging the detention of 11 jailed Kyrgyz politicians, journalists, and activists who are on trial along with other 16 people who are under house arrest over their protest last year against a Kyrgyz-Uzbek border delimitation deal. In late November, a lower court extended their detention until at least January 29. The activists were arrested in October 2022 after they protested against the controversial Kyrgyz-Uzbek border demarcation deal, which saw Kyrgyzstan hand over the territory of the Kempir-Abad water reservoir to Uzbekistan in November 2022. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
Kyrgyz Border-Deal Activists' Appeal Against Detention Extension Denied
The activists were arrested in October 2022 after they protested against the controversial Kyrgyz-Uzbek border demarcation deal.