Sadyr Japarov — Kyrgyz PM since 2020 — back in the news amid a security purge and growing fears about freedoms, as elites realign after protests. Born 1968.
Tashiev has been charged in Kyrgyzstan in a move that could destabilize the country’s power-sharing arrangement with Japarov. The charges carry up to 20 years in prison and the trial is to be held behind closed doors with reporting banned.
Russia has added Browder and four other British citizens to its entry ban list in retaliation for Western sanctions. The move also targets journalists Catherine Belton and Richard Holmes, with Russia portraying the action as a response to London’s stance on Kyiv and crypto networks used to bypass sanctions.