Kyrgyzstan News News Kyrgyzstan » Religion: UN experts denounce Kyrgyzstan restrictions on freedom of religion or belief
UN experts on Thursday denounced new legislation restricting freedom of religion or belief in Kyrgyzstan, urging authorities to ensure all legislation complies with domestic and international human ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Religion: US Religious Freedom Watchdog Recommends Kyrgyzstan for Special Watch List
A Russian Orthodox Church in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Catherine Putz Subscribe for ads-free reading On May 1, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its annual ...
News Kyrgyzstan » 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 » 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 » Religion: Religious groups in Kyrgyzstan want religious freedom restored to pre-Bakiyev level
Protestants, Catholics, Hare Krishna and Jehovah’s Witnesses call on the new government to establish complete religious freedom in the country. The Catholic apostolic administrator calls for greater ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Religion: Assessing Religious Freedoms in Central Asia, USCIRF Delegations Visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
In late June, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chair Vicky Hartzler led delegations to both Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, joined by Vice Chair Asif Mahmood in the ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Religion: Kyrgyzstan: Religious authorities muzzle influencer who said pre-marital sex is not a sin
The space for free speech seems to be shrinking in Kyrgyzstan not just in temporal matters, but in spiritual affairs too. The Central Asian nation’s Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAMK) has ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Religion: Booming Demand For Madrasahs Fuels Islamization Concerns In Kyrgyzstan
OSH, Kyrgyzstan -- At a spotless and modern-looking madrasah in Kyrgyzstan's southern Osh Province, two teenage girls studying the Koran admit that they know little about the Arabic text they have ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Religion: Once protected by its remoteness, a sacred lake in Kyrgyzstan is threatened by change
(RNS) — On the shores of Issyk Kul are more than 130 sacred sites, including trees, mountain peaks, hot springs and tombs of important figures. But the region itself, says one local expert, represents ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Religion: Kyrgyzstan To Regulate Religion To Combat Extremism
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. The Barron ...