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Kyrgyzstan’s Social Democrats are being subjected to “political terror,” prominent party member Kadyr Atambayev said in a Facebook post after learning that fellow member Zhanna Samysheva had been ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: 6 Kyrgyz, 4 Foreign Nationals Detained Over Mob Attacks In Bishkek
BISHKEK -- The Kyrgyz Interior Ministry said on May 22 that six Kyrgyz and four foreign citizens had been detained on suspicion of being involved in a brawl that sparked mob attacks on foreign ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Social: Kicksharing Takes Off in Kyrgyzstan
On a clear afternoon in central Bishkek, three teenage boys on yellow kickscooters zip past a woman who waits for the light to turn green. The woman scolds the boys for not watching where they are ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek » Social: 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 » Social: 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 ...