Kyrgyzstan News News Kyrgyzstan » Government: Kyrgyzstan Government Advances Bill Calling for State Cryptocurrency Reserve
Deputies of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan have advanced a bill that, if signed into law by President Sadyr Japarov, would establish the foundations for developing a state cryptocurrency reserve, ...
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 Authorities Arrest Alleged Protest Plotters Ahead of Election
Campaigning for Kyrgyzstan’s upcoming election has been tepid, at best. Excitement regarding the polls, scheduled a year early after the parliament voted to dissolve itself in September, has been all ...
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: 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: The Mystery of Kyrgyzstan’s Newly Launched Satellite(s)
At first glance, the story of Kyrgyzstan’s satellite launch seemed like a genuine achievement. Then the story changed.
News Kyrgyzstan » Government: Kyrgyzstan: UNHCR thanks government for Uzbek relocation away from border
UNHCR thanks the government of Kyrgyzstan for its successful relocation of about 470 Uzbek asylum seekers from the makeshift border camp where they had been living since the violent crisis that ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Government: Kyrgyzstan holds snap parliamentary vote as opposition faces crackdown
The Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan on Sunday held a snap parliamentary election against the backdrop of arrests of opposition figures and the closure of independent media outlets. The vote is ...
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: Did Moscow Subvert a U.S. Ally?
A demonstrator sets fire to a car during clashes between riot police and antigovernment protesters in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on April 7, 2010Vladimir Pirogov / Reuters Members of the besieged government ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Government: Kyrgyzstan government resigns after coalition collapses
The government of Kyrgyzstan resigned Wednesday after the president’s party quit the ruling coalition, sparking fears the Central Asian country could plunge into instability, the presidency said.
News Kyrgyzstan » Government: Kyrgyz Government Critic Jailed For 3 Years On Insurrection Charge
BISHKEK -- A district court in Bishkek on July 1 sentenced Kyrgyz poet, composer, and political activist Askat Jetigen to three years in prison on a charge of calling for a seizure of power in a ...