World news about “Kyrgyzstan” published by euronews.
How did these pirates get to landlocked Kyrgyzstan?A boy and his cat, both dressed in pirate costumes, pose at a regional cat exhibition in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov 14/10/2012
Producing Kumis in the Kyrgyzstan’s mountain region – nocomment For people living in the remote valleys of Kyrgyzstan’s mountain region, producing the traditional drink of fermented mare’s milk, ‘Kumis’, is often the only… 05/07/2011
Kyrgyzstan: Revolution politics Kyrgyzstan President Roza Otunbayeva has played a key role in two revolutions. The first was ridding the country of its then leader, President Akayev in… 04/03/2011
Kyrgyz police clash with anti-government protestersThere have been violent protests in Kyrgyzstan over the government’s refusal to nationalise a gold-mining venture with a Canadian company. Police fired tear… 03/10/2012
Kyrgyz inmates sew lips together in prison protestMore than 1,300 prisoners are said to have sewn their lips together with nearly 7,000 on hunger strike. Shock images of the protest have come from Kyrgyzstan… 26/01/2012
Kyrgyz PM out in front in presidential ballotThe party of Kyrgyzstan’s Moscow-backed prime minister claim he has won the country’s presidential election. Almazbek Atambayev had been a favourite to win… 30/10/2011
Kyrgyzstan votes for a new presidentKyrgyzstan is going to the polls to vote for a new president. The election is the result of reforms put in place after a bloody uprising toppled the… 30/10/2011
Dozens clamour to be Kyrgyzstan’s leaderPolitics are popular in Kyrgyzstan where 83 people have tried to register to run for president. Election officials now have to see who of those wannabe… 16/08/2011
Kyrgyzstan back on the road to democracyKyrgyzstan has a new democratically elected parliament after Sunday’s landmark election. It brings an end to the autocratic rule which has dominated the… 11/10/2010
Kyrgyzstan set to elect a coalitionKyrgyzstan looks set to produce a coalition government despite nationalists narrowly coming out ahead of four other parties in Sunday’s elections. The… 11/10/2010
Kyrgyzstan elects newly-empowered parliamentVoting has ended in Kyrgyzstan in elections designed to create Central Asia’s first parliamentary democracy. Until April the country was, like its other… 10/10/2010
Kyrgyzstan elects its newly empowered parliamentKyrgyzstan is holding elections today aimed at creating Central Asia’s only parliamentary democracy. But deep political and ethnic divisions remain a threat… 10/10/2010
Historic vote in troubled KysgyzstanSecurity is tight in Kyrgyzstan today as the country votes in an election that interim leaders hope will unite the country – but opponents fear could rekindle… 10/10/2010
Tension as Kyrgyzstan prepares to voteKyrgyzstan goes to the polls on Sunday in elections that many hope will transform the country into the most stable parliamentary democracy in ex-Soviet… 09/10/2010
Historic election in KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan goes to the polls this Sunday in an election that will create Central Asia’s first parliamentary democracy. An interim government has been in… 08/10/2010
Kyrgyzstan tense ahead of electionKyrgyzstan holds an election on Sunday that its leaders hope will unite the country – but which opponents fear could trigger violence and more Islamist… 07/10/2010
Osh protesters defy Kyrgyzstan governmentThere have been more signs of dissent in Kyrgyzstan’s troubled south, against the former Soviet Republic’s interim government. “We want our mayor back”… 20/08/2010
Kyrgyz soldiers ‘helped’ mobs attack UzbeksKyrgyzstan government forces have been accused of helping civilian mobs attack Uzbeks during June’s ethnic bloodshed. The organisation Human Rights Watch… 16/08/2010
Kyrgyz police and protesters clash as October poll loomsPolice and protestors have clashed yet again in Kyrgyzstan in the latest round of unrest to hit the Central Asian state. The violence comes as thousands of… 05/08/2010
Roza Otunbayeva: “We have the nation waiting to reconstruct itself”Kyrgyzstan, April 2010. After the widespread rioting in the capital Bishkek and the ousting of president Bakiev, the situation in this Central Asian nation… 16/07/2010
Otunbayeva inaugurated as Kyrgstan presidentRosa Otunbayeva has been sworn in as the new caretaker president of Kyrgystan. The country’s former ambassador to the UK took interim control in April after… 03/07/2010
Medvedev sceptical over Kyrgyz voteRussia has poured scorn on the outcome of Kyrgyzstan’s vote to create Central Asia’s first parliamentary democracy. With almost all ballots counted from… 28/06/2010
Kyrgyz vote for constitutional reformFor Kyrgyzstan’s interim leader, it is mission accomplished. Voters have backed a constitutional change that Roza Otunbayeva believes will put the country… 28/06/2010
Interim Kyrgyz government says vote is a successInterim leader Rosa Otunbayeva says Kyrgyzstan has adopted a new constitution establishing a parliamentary democracy, in a referendum that saw a turnout of… 27/06/2010
Violence fears, as Kyrgyzstan votes on new ConstitutionKyrgyzstan’s interim leader has voted in a referendum on the country’s constitution. Security was tight, when Roza Otunbayeva cast her ballot in Osh, the… 27/06/2010
Polls open in KyrgyzstanPolls have opened in Kyrgyzstan for a referendum on the country’s constitution. A yes outcome would devolve power from the president to the prime minister… 27/06/2010
Violence fears over Kyrgystan referendumThe streets are quiet in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgystan. But heavy security surrounds preparations for a landmark referendum on a new constitution. The… 26/06/2010
Soldiers vote early in Kyrgyz pollKyrgyz soldiers have been voting early ahead of a referendum that could see the country become the first parliamentary democracy in the region. The interim… 26/06/2010
Kyrgyz interim leader given rough reception in southTensions remain high in Kyrgyzstan’s ethnically-divided south where angry protesters have given the country’s interim leader a stormy reception. The south… 23/06/2010
Uzbek refugees return to their burnt out homesSome of the 400,000 Uzbeks who fled Kyrgyzstan’s ethnic violence earlier this month have begun returning to their homes in the southern city of… 23/06/2010
US calls for inquiry into Kyrgyz violenceTensions remain high in southern Kyrgyzstan where ethnic violence is believed to have killed at least 2,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands… 19/06/2010
UN calls for aid for KyrgyzstanThe United Nations has launched a 57 million euro flash appeal for humanitarian aid for Kyrgyzstan, where as many as 400,000 people have been displaced due to… 19/06/2010
Fears of up to 2,000 dead in Kyrgyz violenceAs ethnic Uzbeks continue to seek refuge from strife-torn Kyrgyzstan, its interim leader says up to 2,000 people may have died since violence erupted. Tens… 18/06/2010
Kyrgyz leader on reconciliation missionIt is a mission to try to ease tension in southern Kyrgyzstan. The country’s interim leader has flown into the city of Osh after deadly clashes between ethnic… 18/06/2010
Assault cases shock experts in OshComplaints of rape and other brutal violence are emerging after the unrest in Osh. On one street alone, local people say more than 10 Uzbek women and girls… 18/06/2010
Osh tense after ethnic violenceMore evidence has emerged of the violence in Kyrgyzstan that has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. In Osh the epicentre of the… 18/06/2010
Kyrgyzstan: the roots of ethnic violenceAmateur video has rarely been so dramatic. Previously unseen pictures from last Saturday show the panic and confusion of thousands of people fleeing ethnic… 17/06/2010
Kyrgyzstan violence uproots 400,000, says UNAn immense humanitarian crisis is how the Red Cross is describing the situation caused by the unrest in southern Kyrgyzstan. Some aid has now begun being… 17/06/2010
Kyrgyzstan to hold referendum despite unrestAmid an uneasy calm after days of ethnic slaughter, troops continue to patrol the streets of Kyrgyzstan’s southern city of Osh. Little remains in the Uzbek… 17/06/2010
Aid arrives in ethnically torn KyrgyzstanAid has started arriving in the Kyrgyz city of Osh from organisations and private groups in the north of the country. It is aimed at those who have been… 17/06/2010
Kyrgyzstan still tense after ethnic fightingA fragile peace has descended on the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, ravaged by days of ethnic slaughter. For the time being, at least, troops seem to have… 16/06/2010
Refugees try to flee KyrgyzstanThere are fears the bloodletting in Kyrgyzstan could turn into a full-blown humanitarian crisis. Many ethnic Uzbeks trying to flee the violence remain… 16/06/2010
Thousands try to flee KyrgyzstanHundreds of ethnic Uzbek refugees trying to flee the violence in Kyrgyzstan remain stranded at the border. Neighbouring Uzbekistan, which closed crossings… 16/06/2010
Uzbeks flee Kyrgyz clashesEthnic Uzbek refugees desperate to flee the bloodshed in southern Kyrgyzstan are being turned away at the border of neighbouring Uzbekistan. The United… 16/06/2010
Fears grow over Kyrgystan conflictSoldiers in tanks are patrolling the streets of Osh in southern Kyrgystan. At least 170 people have been killed since the worst violence between Kyrgyz and… 15/06/2010
Kyrgyz government accuses ousted presidentWith deadly violence gripping Kyrgyzstan, its interim government has been quick to place the blame at the door of ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev. The… 15/06/2010
170 killed in Kyrgyzstan interethnic violenceThe UN has called on Kyrgyzstan’s interim government to prevent deadly unrest spreading across central Asia as international concern mounts over the crisis… 15/06/2010
Moscow may intervene in Kyrgyzstan unrestInternational concern is growing over the ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan as the country’s interim government and its army appear unable to maintain… 15/06/2010
Mass exodus of Uzbek refugees from KyrgyzstanThey are scrambling for safety in their tens of thousands, fleeing the worst inter-ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan for the last 20 years. And, as the… 14/06/2010
Kyrgyz security forces authorised to “shoot-to-kill”Security forces in stan have been given shoot-to-kill powers in an attempt to stop ethnic fighting which has killed scores of people and wounded almost a… 13/06/2010
No Russian troops for KyrgyzstanRussia has rejected an appeal from Kyrgyzstan for troops to help stop ethnic fighting in which at least 65 people have been killed and hundreds wounded… 12/06/2010
Kyrgyz unrest spreads after day of bloodshedKyrgyzstan’s latest wave of unrest could be spreading after a day in which dozens died in fierce ethnic clashes. They erupted in the second-largest city Osh… 11/06/2010
Fresh deadly clashes in KyrgyzstanThere are new scenes of street violence in Kyrgyzstan. At least two people are reported dead as authorities maintain they have reasserted control in the… 14/05/2010
Interim Kyrgyz govt tries to assert controlSupporters of Kyrgyzstan’s interim government are reported to have retaken control of a key state building in the southern city of Osh. The government is… 14/05/2010
Kyrgyzstan’s new rulers set October election dateTensions rise in Kyrgyzstan as the interim government there announces it will hold parliamentary elections on October 10. The new administration has… 22/04/2010
I am still president, says exiled Kyrgyz leaderThe ousted leader of Kzrgyzstan speaking in exile from Belarus has insisted that he remains president of the central Asian country. Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who… 21/04/2010
Tough talking as violence flares in KyrgyzstanIn Kyrgyzstan 300 troops have been deployed in a bid to stamp out ethnic violence. The latest clashes have claimed the lives of five villagers on the… 21/04/2010
Bakiyev flees to KazakhstanOusted Kyrgyzstan president Kurmanbek Bakiyev has fled to neighbouring Kazakhstan, in a move described as “an important step towards the stabilisation of the… 15/04/2010
Deposed Kyrgyz president flies to KazakhstanOusted Kyrgyzstan president Kurmanbek Bakiyev is reported to have fled the country on a plane bound for Kazakhstan. The news came after the Kyrgys interim… 15/04/2010
Russia steps in to help KyrgyzstanRussia has joined the US in offering to help Kyrgyzstan’s new leadership, as people in Bishkek paid tribute to the victims of last week’s unrest. It has… 15/04/2010
US backs interim Kyrgyz governmentThe United States is giving its backing to Kyrgyzstan’s interim government whose leader is calling for deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to stand trial for… 14/04/2010
Kyrgyzstan could become ‘second Afghanistan’Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a stark warning that Kyrgystan is on the brink of civil war and could become a “second Afghanistan”. His words… 14/04/2010
Kyrgyzstan’s hope for better days aheadAs the clean-up continues in Kyrgyzstan, debate rages about the reasons behind the people’s revolution. Like in so many cases where governments are… 13/04/2010
Bakiyev talks of resigningIn a major about-turn, the President of Kyrgystan Kurmanbek Bakiyev says he is ready to resign if the interim government that ousted him guarantees his… 13/04/2010
Bakiyev defiant in face of arrest threatOusted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has said he is willing to meet the country’s provisional leaders. The interim government said earlier it had… 13/04/2010
Ousted Kyrgyz president vows more bloodshedKyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev warned the Central Asian nation’s new self-proclaimed government on Monday of more bloodshed if they try to arrest… 12/04/2010
Rival claims over who rules KyrgyzstanConfusion and lawlessness are rife but Kyrgyzstan’s self-proclaimed new leadership is adamant that it is in full control. Opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva… 09/04/2010
Kyrgyzstan uprisingKyrgyzstan’s opposition claims to have seized power and dissolved parliament. It comes in the wake of a bloody uprising which prompted President Kurmanbek… 08/04/2010
New order in Bishkek after violent protestsResidents of Bishkek survey the debris after protesters ransacked the government building following violent protests in the Kyrgyzstan capital. The… 08/04/2010
Opposition seizes power in KyrgyzstanA new day has begun in Kyrgyzstan after 24 hours of uproar which saw a regional demonstration mushroom into revolt in the capital, Bishkek, the deaths of at… 08/04/2010
Violent overthrow of Kyrgyzstan government reportedUnconfirmed reports in Kyrgyzstan say the government has resigned and the president has fled the capital. Amid violent anti-government demonstrations, the… 07/04/2010
Kyrgyzstan interior minister reportedly killedUnconfirmed reports out of Kyrgyzstan say the interior minister has been killed. This as a state of emergency is declared, amid violent demonstrations in… 07/04/2010
Russia opens new base in KyrgystanRussia has opened a second military base in the former soviet republic of Kyrgystan. It was a happy 60th birthday greeting for President Kurmanbek… 01/08/2009
Election Protest in KyrgyzstanPolice in the Central Asian state of Kzrgyzstan have broken up two rallies and detained dozens of opposition supporters protesting the outcome of last week’s… 29/07/2009
Election-rigging claims in KyrgystanClaims of ballot-rigging have been made after the release of amateur video in Kyrgizstan. The current Presdient Kurmanbek Bakiyev received close to 83 per… 26/07/2009
Protests after Kyrgyzstan electionSupporters of Kyrgyzstan’s main opposition candidate in the country’s presidential election protested after polls closed alleging voter fraud. Police were… 24/07/2009
Protests erupt over Kyrghyz electionsThe leading opposition figure in Kyrghyzstan dramatically withdrew from today’s presidential election, claiming widespread fraud. Almazbek Atambayev cast his… 23/07/2009
Kyrghyzstan opposition quits election over fraudThe leading opposition figure in Kyrghyzstan has pulled out of today’s presidential election alleging widespread fraud. Almazbek Atambayev cast his vote but… 23/07/2009
Kyrgyzstan goes to the pollsVoting is underway in Kyrgyzstan in a presidential election that is attracting international attention. Six candidates are competing for the presidency on… 23/07/2009
US and Kyrgyzstan agree on baseThe US and Kyrgyzstan are reported to be finalising a new deal on the use of an air base that has been the hub for American operations in Afghanistan. … 23/06/2009
Kyrgyzstan denies talks on keeping US base openKyrgyzstan says it is not holding any talks with Washington on allowing the US to keep its air base in the country, contradicting claims from the Pentagon… 29/04/2009
Kyrgyzstan opposition stage national protestsKyrgyzstan’s political opposition has staged nationwide demonstrations against the country’s president ahead of elections this year. Around a thousand… 27/03/2009
US tries to keep Kyrgyzstan air base openKyrgyzstan may have given the US military its marching orders, but Washington says the matter is far from closed. It says it still believes it can reach a… 21/02/2009
Kyrgyzstan parliament orders closure of US air baseKyrgyzstan’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to close a US military air base in the country. The Manas base is a key transit point for US and Nato… 19/02/2009
Moscow sends mixed signals to ObamaMoscow is sending decidedly mixed signals to President Dmitry Medvedev’s new US counterpart. On the one hand, it is reiterating support for the US-led war… 04/02/2009
Kyrgyzstan starts moves to close US airbaseA traditional Russian ally has moved closer into Moscow’s orbit, in a move with implications for the West’s war on the Taliban. Russia has offered big… 04/02/2009
