Central Asia's week that was #10

Unexpected acquittals in Kyrgyzstan, a murder attempt in Kyiv, claims of a coup plot in Tajikistan. And Chinese hunger for Kazakh chicken feet, hurt Uzbek feelings, and revisiting the Silk Road.

So this happened…

• A court in Kyrgyzstan acquitted 22 activists, journalists and politicians accused of plotting mass unrest and seeking to seize power. Prosecutors alleged the group were using their opposition to a border demarcation deal with Uzbekistan as a smokescreen for organizing the disruptive protests. President Sadyr Japarov sought to cast the v…