Kyrgyzstan News News Kyrgyzstan » Government: Will the Kyrgyz Parliament Dissolve Itself?
Following an overhaul of Kyrgyzstan’s electoral system in June, there is talk of dissolving parliament and holding early elections. The Kyrgyz parliament’s mandate technically lasts until November ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Government: Kyrgyzstan plans 2 GW solar cell manufacturing plant
Singapore’s Sunvera Solar has met with government representatives in Kyrgyzstan to discuss the development of a solar cell production facility with a capacity of up to 2 GW.
News Kyrgyzstan » Government: Kyrgyz Media Under Increasing Pressure, But ‘Kloop Will Continue Its Work’
Last month, over the course of two days Kyrgyz authorities carried out raids on the homes and offices of more than dozen journalists in Bishkek, ultimately detaining 11 journalists associated with ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Government: Kyrgyzstan: Reject Proposed Law on 'Extremist' Materials
(Berlin, October 2, 2024) – Kyrgyzstan's government has proposed problematic amendments to the criminal code and other legislative acts that would restore criminal charges for the mere possession of ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Government: Kyrgyzstan: UNHCR thanks government for commitment to Uzbek asylum seekers
UNHCR is pleased that the Government of Kyrgyzstan has reiterated its commitment to honour its international agreement that bans the forcible return of asylum seekers who fled violence in neighbouring ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Government: Kyrgyzstan detains Russian government agency worker accused of recruiting fighters for Ukraine war
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyz security services have detained four people, including an employee of a Russian government agency, on suspicion of recruiting Kyrgyz citizens to fight in the Russian army, ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Government: Kyrgyzstan and UNODC join efforts to improve border communities and traveler experience at the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border
Kyrgyzstan and UNODC join efforts to improve border communities and traveler experience at the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Government: Kyrgyz Government Critic Loses Appeal Against 5-Year Prison Term
The Chui regional court in northern Kyrgyzstan on July 15 rejected an appeal filed by government critic and journalist Oljobai Shakir (aka Egemberdiev) against the five-year prison term he was handed ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Government: Both sides in Kyrgyzstan fault government for failing to prevent violence
JALAL-ABAD, KYRGYZSTAN -- A month before the deadly ethnic clashes that devastated southern Kyrgyzstan last week, a mob loyal to the recently deposed president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, seized the ...
News Kyrgyzstan » 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 ...