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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan loom over the people of Bishkek. Contributor/Getty Images The ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » People: Finding Home in Bishkek: Kyrgyzstan’s South Asian Expats
The May mob violence targeting South Asian students in Kyrgyzstan’s capital was deeply jarring for the community of Indian and Pakistani expats that have made Bishkek their home. Kyrgyzstan made ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » People: Embracing The Hues: Kyrgyz Youth Celebrate The Annual Festival of Colors In Bishkek
The seventh annual Festival of Colors was held in Asanbai Park in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on May 27. The festival brings together young people who pay homage to the traditional Holi festival in northern ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » People: Pakistan Evacuates Students Following Bishkek Attacks On Foreigners
Top officials from Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan have met after mob violence in Bishkek against foreign students injured at least 29 people, including several foreigners, and triggered diplomatic tensions ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » People: How water is driving a pushback against authoritarianism in Kyrgyzstan
Once regarded as Central Asia’s “island of democracy”, Kyrgyzstan has seen that reputation fade in recent years. Now, water is strengthening local communities and encouraging cross-border cooperation, ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » People: Kyrgyzstan agrees on action plan to cut and prevent statelessness
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, September 22 (UNHCR) - Kyrgyzstan agreed on Tuesday to adopt a concrete plan of action to cut and prevent statelessness in a country where the nationality status of thousands of ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » People: The Story Of The Bishkek International Jazz Festival Jazz Bishkek Spring: Celebrating Music Against All Odds
The international jazz festival Jazz Bishkek Spring takes place in the capital of Kyrgyzstan every year in April, spanning two or three nights across multiple venues. This vibrant event offers a ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » People: In Kyrgyzstan, creeping authoritarianism rubs up against proud tradition of people power
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Since emerging from the breakup of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, citizens in ...