Kyrgyzstan News » Bishkek News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Religion: Kyrgyzstan: Adventists Fined, But Investigator ‘Would Keep Them In Prison If It Depended On Me’ – Analysis
“I would keep them in prison if it depended on me,” Investigator Adilet Asanbayev of Bishkek’s Birinchi May District police, who opened the criminal investigation in April, told Forum 18. “The Court ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Religion: Two-thirds of Kyrgyzstan’s religious organizations located in the south
As of the end of 2024, Kyrgyzstan had 4,362 registered religious organizations and associations, the National Statistical Committee reported, citing data from the authorized state body for religious ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Religion: US Religious Freedom Watchdog Recommends Kyrgyzstan for Special Watch List
A Russian Orthodox Church in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Catherine Putz On May 1, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its annual report and recommendations, ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Religion: Kyrgyzstan to regulate religion to combat extremism
BISHKEK: Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday gave their backing to new government proposals for tighter controls on religion, prompted by concern about a rise in extremism in the central Asian state.
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Religion: Kyrgyzstan: Greater Financial Controls On Religious Organisations?
On 6 June Parliament, the Jogorku Kenesh, rejected an amendment to the Religion Law that would have imposed tighter financial reporting by registered religious organisations. Despite this, a separate ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Religion: Kyrgyzstan 'weak link' for religious extremists, says security chief
BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan is a weak link in Central Asia that could be exploited by religious extremists determined to create a caliphate in the region bordering Afghanistan, the head of the country's ...