Law Targeting Foreign-Funded NGOs Sends Chill Through Kyrgyz

After a decade, supporters of a Russian-style law regulating foreign-funded civic organizations in Kyrgyzstan have finally won. With its focus on broadly defined "political activities," critics of the law forecast an increase in both authoritarianism and the Kremlin's influence over the country.

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