Tynchtykbek Chorotegin (Tchoroev) is a Kyrgyz historian, publicist, and journalist who served as the director of RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service from 2003 to 2010. He is currently a professor at the Kyrgyz National University.
A respected scholar's case appears to highlight similarities between China's internment policies and the ideological prisons of Josef Stalin.