Flags are flying at half-staff in Kyrgyzstan as the country observes a national day … In neighboring Uzbekistan, authorities said on July 29 that Deputy Finance Minister Yorqin Tursunov had died of …
Will Kyrgyzstan Postpone Its October Parliamentary Polls?
A date is set, but Kyrgyz citizens have serious concerns about the safety of holding an election amid a pandemic spinning out of control.
Perspectives | A model for Ukraine: Kyrgyzstan’s 10-year battle to end statelessness
Ukraine says it wants to root out statelessness. It should look to Kyrgyzstan’s recent success for inspiration …
Kyrgyzstan: Drama about mining protests banned from cinema screens
A film in Kyrgyzstan telling the tale of a clash between villagers and a Chinese mining company has been banned because it showed scenes of “corruption and bribery” …
Volunteers came to the rescue as virus raged in Kyrgyzstan
When his mother began deteriorating from the coronavirus two weeks ago, Bektour Iskender knew that hospitals in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, were full. So he turned to Twitter …
Kyrgyz Volunteers Came To Rescue As Virus Raged
Volunteers have played a major role in dealing with a tsunami of coronavirus cases that has hit Kyrgyzstan this month, causing the country’s outdated and poorly funded health care system to nearly …
Kyrgyzstan’s rights activist Azimzhan Askarov dies at 69
Azimzhan Askarov, a human rights defender in Kyrgyzstan who was serving a life term on charges of involvement in ethnic violence that were widely criticized as trumped-up, has …
Kyrgyzstan Activist Azimzhan Askarov Dies in Jail Clinic
Azimzhan Askarov, a human rights defender in Kyrgyzstan who was serving a life term on charges of involvement in ethnic violence that were widely criticized as trumped-up, has died in a prison clinic.
Jailed Rights Defender Dies in Kyrgyzstan, Lawyer Says
A rights defender whose detention in Kyrgyzstan became a point of contention between the Central Asian country and the United States has died in jail, his lawyer said Saturday. Ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan – …
Journalist Azimjon Askarov dies in prison in Kyrgyzstan
In response to the death of award-winning journalist and human rights activist Azimjon Askarov in a Kyrgyzstan prison today, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement: …