Kyrgyzstan News News Kyrgyzstan » Events: Kyrgyzstan Events Helping to Define CSTO Security Alliance
The early April upheaval in Kyrgyzstan is helping to define what the Collective Security Treaty Organization is, and is not. The Russia-led alliance is definitely not an instrument that can be ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Events: Event promoting 5th volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" held in Bishkek
Guests exchange views at a panel session during an event promoting the fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, July 13, 2026.
News Kyrgyzstan » Events: Kyrgyzstan: First Summer Events
There was a recent Miss Tourism Kyrgyzstan pageant, held on the eve of summer. Some bloggers have visited this contest and published photos of the event. The chosen Miss Tourism and other participants ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Events: Kyrgyzstan Concerned About Spillover from Andijan Events in Uzbekistan
Two months ago, revolutionary developments in Kyrgyzstan sent shockwaves rumbling through neighboring Uzbekistan, placing Uzbek President Islam Karimov's administration on guard against a popular ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Events: Atambayev Returns: What Next for Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan’s former President Almazbek Atambayev is back in politics following his unchallenged appointment as head of the ruling Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) on March 31. His return ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Events: Kyrgyzstan: Neighbors Watching As Bishkek Protests Continue
Demonstrations in Bishkek on April 16 (RFE/RL) April 17, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Eric McGlinchey, a professor of politics and government at George Mason University in Virginia, spoke with RFE/RL ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Events: Is Kyrgyzstan's Revolution Ready For Export?
Could the recent political upheaval that brought down Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev have a domino effect on other countries in Central Asia? It's a question that is being asked in the region in ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Events: Chinese wushu event held in Kyrgyz capital
An event dedicated to Chinese wushu, titled "Charm of Chinese Kung Fu," was held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, drawing about 1,000 participants from both countries. Speaking at ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Events: Justice and the June Events: Looking Back at Kyrgyzstan’s 2010 Troubles
Ten years ago, on the night between June 10 and 11, violence broke out in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan. Over the next few days, about 470 people died in clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Events: World Report 2011: Kyrgyzstan
In 2010 Kyrgyzstan experienced its worst violence and upheaval since independence in 1991, with disastrous results for human rights. Unrest surrounding President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's ouster in early ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Events: Violence at event in Kyrgyzstan targets rights of LGBT persons
"It is disturbingly ironic that this attack targeted an event aimed at drawing attention to violence and discrimination against LGBTI people, and underscores the urgent need for governments, civil ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Events: World Report 2014: Kyrgyzstan
Police and security guards at the trial of Mahamad Bizurukov stand by while relatives berate and throw a shoe at the defendant during a hearing in Osh, Kyrgyzstan on June 5, 2013. Shortcomings in law ...