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Following last month’s mob violence against South Asian students and workers in capital Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s government is cracking down on illegal immigration and considering changes to its ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Government: Kyrgyz govt to earmark over $130 mln for fuel subsidies
Kyrgyzstan's budget will allocate 11.39 billion som or $130.2 million at the current rate in subsidies for fuel and lubricants importers, the government press service said. Issues related to supplying ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Government: Kyrgyz Officials Flout Environmental Laws At Seized Quarry Feeding Presidential Pet Project
BISHKEK -- When Kyrgyzstan's authorities seized a massive sand quarry on the outskirts of the capital city, locals who had complained for years about excessive dust from the site breathed easier. But ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Government: Panic in Bishkek: Why were Pakistani students attacked in Kyrgyzstan?
Islamabad, Pakistan — More than 300 Pakistani students have rushed home from Kyrgyzstan after a mob attacked hostels occupied by international students, injuring several of them, in the Central Asian ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Government: In Kyrgyzstan, persons with disabilities are collecting proof of physical barriers to hold the government accountable
Kyrgyzstan’s progress in creating an inclusive and accessible environment for people with disabilities remains limited after seven years of ratifying the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Government: Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek University Reportedly Calm After Mob Violence That Injured At Least 29 People
(RFE/RL) — The situation in Bishkek was stable late on May 18, police said, after mob violence against foreign students injured at least 29 people, including several foreigners, and triggered ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Government: Kyrgyzstan to downgrade OSCE ties after government critic attends conference
BISHKEK (Reuters) - The government of Kyrgyzstan plans to downgrade the status of local office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the cabinet said on Friday, after the human ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Government: Kyrgyzstan’s Repressive Turn Lands Bishkek on CIVICUS Watchlist
In the wake of its December 2023 downgrading of Kyrgyzstan’s civic space rating, from “obstructed” to “repressed,” CIVICUS has added the country to its latest watchlist. CIVICUS also raised its ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Government: The Mystery of Kyrgyzstan’s Newly Launched Satellite(s)
At first glance, the story of Kyrgyzstan’s satellite launch seemed like a genuine achievement. Then the story changed.
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Government: Bishkek University Reportedly Calm After Mob Violence That Injured At Least 29
BISHKEK -- The situation in Bishkek was stable late on May 18, police said, after mob violence against foreign students injured at least 29 people, including several foreigners, and triggered ...