Locals in southern Kyrgyzstan say authorities are arbitrarily seizing their land to make room for a road from China.
Kyrgyzstan fears losing economic crown jewels if it delays China debt repayments
The large debt Kyrgyzstan has accumulated to neighbouring China has raised fears the country may have to hand over lucrative assets if it fails to …
Kyrgyzstan fears losing economic crown jewels if it delays China debt repayments
The large debt Kyrgyzstan has accumulated to neighbouring China has raised fears the country may have to hand over lucrative assets if it fails to …
Putin orders talks on unified regional air defence with Kyrgyzstan
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered the defence and foreign ministries to begin talks with Kyrgyzstan on a common regional air defence system, according to the text of the order posted …
Inside the international campaign to save Kyrgyzstan’s only Jewish school
When Pri Etz Haim was served an eviction notice, a Jewish leader got Israel, the EU, US and others to pressure local authorities to come to the aid of the tiny community …
A maze of smuggler tunnels: the Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan border
Kyrgyzstan’s security services have discovered four smuggling tunnels to Uzbekistan.The most recent find was made on …
A maze of smuggler tunnels: the Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan border
Kyrgyzstan’s security services have discovered four smuggling tunnels to Uzbekistan.The most recent find was made on …
Black death mystery SOLVED: Bubonic plague outbreak began in Kyrgyzstan in 1338
Now, a new study of ancient DNA from bubonic plague victims claims to have cracked the conundrum by tracing the disease back to 1338 in what is present day Kyrgyzstan. Researchers retrieved …
Black death mystery SOLVED: Bubonic plague outbreak began in Kyrgyzstan in 1338
Now, a new study of ancient DNA from bubonic plague victims claims to have cracked the conundrum by tracing the disease back to 1338 in what is present day Kyrgyzstan. Researchers retrieved …
Kyrgyzstan: Prosecutors use 2010 ethnic unrest as cudgel against government opponents
When Kyrgyzstan’s president seized power in 2020 … but officials deny any freeze is in motion. One person who has had his property confiscated is Almazbek Atambayev, the imprisoned former president, …