In early June, livestock herders from two neighboring districts in Kyrgyzstan’s Naryn oblast, or administrative region, clashed over disagreements regarding pasture access. Grazing disputes are not …
Kyrgyzstan: Bills Curbing Basic Freedoms Advance
Both bills have been widely criticized domestically and internationally. Parliament was scheduled to consider both bills in June, but has not put either to a vote. Kyrgyzstan is a party to the …
Kyrgyzstan The Missing Link In China’s Railway To Uzbekistan…And Beyond
A new trade route opened earlier this month between China and Uzbekistan, but the part that runs through Kyrgyzstan still needs some work and a whole lot of money. Will the final hurdles that have …
Exclusive: Records Reveal Money Trail In Kyrgyz Corruption Scandal
Hundreds of financial records leaked by a self-confessed money launderer at the center of a corruption scandal in Kyrgyzstan have been published, showing how hundreds of millions of dollars linked to …
Protesters In Kyrgyzstan Rally Against Bill They Say Would Hurt ‘Freedom Of Speech’
Hundreds of protesters in Bishkek urged Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov on June 29 to veto legislation passed by the parliament that they say would curtail press freedom in the Central Asian …
COVID-19: WHO Mission Hopes To Visit ‘Virus-Free’ Turkmenistan; Kyrgyzstan Considering Renewed State Of Emergency
Secretive Turkmenistan has approved a World Health Organization (WHO) mission to the country as it grapples with coronavirus infections that the government says don’t officially exist. A spokesperson …
235 additional coronavirus infections reported in Kyrgyzstan
The health ministry of Kyrgyzstan said on Sunday that 235 more coronavirus cases were reported in the country, which has increased the total number of COVID-19 cases across the country to 4,748.Five …
306 Indians stranded in UAE, Kyrgyzstan brought back
Two separate flights from the UAE and Kyrgyzstan landed here on Thursday, bringing back 306 Indians stranded in these countries due to the COVID-19 outbreak, officials said.
No Transparency in Kyrgyzstan’s Coronavirus Spending
Kyrgyzstan has collected hundreds of millions of dollars to fight the coronavirus pandemic. But how that money is being spent remains a mystery — and even a government ministry seems perplexed.
Court in Kyrgyzstan Hands Ex-President 11-Year Prison Term
Court in Kyrgyzstan Hands Ex-President 11-Year Prison Term Almazbek Atambayev, who was in office from 2011 to 2017, was stripped of the immunity from prosecution that he enjoyed as a former president …