The Golden Road to Samarqand reports on Kyrgyz university students’ thoughts on Ryspek Akmatbaev [1], a man widely believed to be a criminal and unliked everywhere but his hometown who is running for parliament in Kyrgyzstan after protesters demanded he be allowed to stand as a candidate.
Kyrgyzstan: Ryspek
· Written by Nathan Hamm
Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Kyrgyzstan, Governance, Politics