A man casts his ballot during the presidential elections in Gornaya Maevka village, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) south-west of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Sunday, January 10, 2021. The Diplomat spoke with ...

(RNS) — The ban would mark the first time that the country has taken an official stance against the religious group. (RNS) — Kyrgyzstan is expected to ban 13 Jehovah’s Witnesses publications on ...

On November 28, almost 14 months after a post-parliamentary election uprising, Kyrgyzstanis will once more head to the polls to vote for parliament. A new electoral code, which was approved on July 27 ...

(Bishkek) – Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov should veto the new law on “false information” when it reaches him for signature, Human Rights Watch said today. The law authorizes the government to ...

MOSCOWMOSCOW — Scores of opposition supporters in Kyrgyzstan rallied Monday to challenge the results of a parliamentary election that was swept by parties loyal to the country’s president. Sunday’s ...

(CBS Local)- The 2020 Tokyo Olympics officially got underway Friday after a year delay with the Opening Ceremony and Parade of Nations being held in an empty Tokyo National Stadium. The stadium was ...

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We write in advance of the 80th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (“the Committee”) and its review of Kyrgyzstan to highlight areas of concern regarding the ...

Students of all schools in Kyrgyzstan have been studying from home since the beginning of April 2020. However, they and their parents face hardship with distance education, as many schoolchildren ...

This year's competition was originally scheduled to take place from April 17 to 19 in Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, before it was postponed to November 26 to 29 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Judo Union ...