Kyrgyzstan has modified its nationwide flag. It was clear from the time the concept of altering the flag was first proposed in September 2023 that the nation’s president, Sadyr Japarov, needed the change. There was robust opposition from most of the nation’s residents, however that met with a really aggressive response from authorities and really rapidly the concept turned a actuality. The method by which Kyrgyzstan’s flag was modified is very attention-grabbing as a result of it illustrates extra broadly how the nation has been ruled since President Japarov got here to energy. Becoming a member of host Bruce Pannier to debate Kyrgyzstan’s new flag and what it says concerning the present Kyrgyz authorities’s strategies are company Leila Seiitbek, chairwoman of the NGO Freedom for Eurasia, and Admir Kurman, who’s from Kyrgyzstan, however at present works in London as an innovation strategist.