カテゴリー: Kyrgyzstan
Urgent protection for minority groups facing increased repression needed in crisis connected to escalating clashes across central Asian ex-Soviet region, say human rights groupsParents of men killed by Tajikistan forces have called on the international…
Urgent protection for minority groups facing increased repression needed in crisis connected to escalating clashes across central Asian ex-Soviet region, say human rights groupsParents of men killed by Tajikistan forces have called on the international…
At least 12,000 women are still abducted and forced into marriage every year in Kyrgyzstan. But pressure is growing to finally end the medieval customAisuluu was returning home after spending the afternoon with her aunt in the village of At-Bashy, not …
Rights defenders describe threats and abuse while working to protect their communitiesReport: Sex workers fighting for human rights among world’s most ‘at risk activists’A report has found that sex worker activists are among the most at risk human righ…
Heaviest clashes in years between the two countries over disputed border leave 40 dead and 175 injuredA ceasefire on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan appeared to be holding on Friday after a day of intense fighting between the two former So…
Fleeing to Kyrgyzstan in the 1960s, communities established mosques and villages but the local leaders, or dzhigit-beshchis, are a dying breedDzhigit-beshchi is the name Uighur people in Kyrgyzstan give to the leader they elect for their mahallah – or …
Life was hard in this remote area of central Asia, until tourism offered new hope. Then Covid-19 struck and the visitors stopped comingPhotographs by Danil UsmanovIt has been over a decade since Umar Tashbekov saw his opportunity. His village, Sary-Mog…
Nationalist politician made PM amid protests to lead country until elections next yearSadyr Japarov, a nationalist politician who until last week was serving an 11-year jail term on kidnapping charges, has been confirmed as president of Kyrgyzstan afte…
Sooronbay Jeenbekov announces resignation as fallout from disputed election continuesKyrgyzstan’s president, Sooronbay Jeenbekov, has resigned after violent protests erupted over parliamentary election results, saying he had no desire to go down in his…
Sooronbay Jeenbekov announces resignation as fallout from disputed election continuesKyrgyzstan’s president, Sooronbay Jeenbekov, has resigned after violent protests erupted over parliamentary election results, saying he had no desire to go down in his…
Decision follows protests that left one dead and nearly 600 injured A violent protest in the wake of elections in Kyrgyzstan has left the country in political turmoil, with opposition forces declaring themselves in charge and the president clinging on …
Protesters occupied the presidential palace and parliament building in Kyrgyzstan’s capital early on Tuesday, angry over the results of weekend parliamentary elections. Demonstrators clashed with police in Bishkek following vote-rigging allegation…
At least 120 injured in clashes between demonstrators and police in Bishkek over claims parliamentary poll was riggedPeople protesting against the results of a parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan have broken into a parliamentary complex and security h…
Older patients turned away or left untreated, while domestic abuse is also rising, leading charity reportsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen Souzi Bondeko’s grandfather started showing symptoms of Covid-19 and was struggli…