Kyrgyzstan's Interior Ministry on August 13 rejected a statement by Bulgarian authorities saying that hundreds of kilograms of heroin seized in Bulgaria had come from Kyrgyzstan.

The May mob violence targeting South Asian students in Kyrgyzstan’s capital was deeply jarring for the community of Indian and Pakistani expats that have made Bishkek their home.

The Kyrgyz government said 28 people were injured in mob violence in Bishkek on the night of May 17-18 that appeared to be directed against foreign students and migrants. The violence prompted ...

The Bishkek-based foundation worked not only with non-profit groups, but also created joint initiatives with governmental agencies. For example, the government, with Soros-Kyrgyzstan assistance, ...

Kyrgyzstan’s parliament should reject two draft laws currently under discussion that would restrict freedom of speech and the work of the mass media, Human Rights Watch said today.

An agreement to build a power plant in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek reinforces the notion that one person’s trash is another’s treasure. The Chinese firm that started construction on the $95-million ...

A court in Kyrgyzstan has ruled to dissolve a non-governmental organisation that ran a popular news website often critical of the government.

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, September 22 (UNHCR) - Kyrgyzstan agreed on Tuesday to adopt a concrete plan of action to cut and prevent statelessness in a country where the nationality status of thousands of ...

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 17 (UNHCR) - Violence in southern Kyrgyzstan has forced an estimated 300,000 people to flee their homes and seek shelter elsewhere in the country. This is in addition to some ...

(Bishkek, August 30, 2023) – Kyrgyz authorities have filed a lawsuit to close down Kloop Media Public Foundation, a nonprofit body that runs an independent online news outlet in Kyrgyzstan ...

Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan loom over the people of Bishkek.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, April 9 Kyrgyzstan is strengthening its position as a regional cryptocurrency hub by advancing digital asset regulations, testing legal frameworks, and launching licensed ...