Twenty-six Kyrgyz rights activists, opposition politicians, and journalists, who were arrested in October 2022 for challenging a controversial border deal with Uzbekistan, have been additionally charged with attempts to seize power and public calls to seize power, lawyers of some of them told RFE/RL on April 26. The charges could lead to prison terms of up to 15 years. The 26 men and women were initially accused of planning riots over a Kyrgyz-Uzbek border agreement that handed a disputed water reservoir over to Uzbekistan. Several of them were transferred to house arrest in early April. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
Kyrgyz Activists, Politicians, Journalists Face New Charges Over Border Deal Protests
Demonstrators protest against a controversial border demarcation deal with Uzbekistan that critics say could see Bishkek hand over control of the key Kempir-Abad water reservoir.