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Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary vote boosts president's clout

With over 97% of precincts counted, three blocs all supporting Sadyr Zhaparov emerged as the top vote-getters.

29/11/2021

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Event celebrates legacy of Kyrgyzstan's ancestors

The role of women past and present is being highlighted at a Kyrgyzstan festival. The annual 'Altar Izi' gathering in the picturesque mountains of the Jyrgalan Valley celebrates the legacy of Kyrgyzstan's ancestors.

09/08/2021

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Kyrgyzstan: President resigns amid protests over election results

The embattled president is the third to be toppled by popular uprisings in the former Soviet country since 2005.

15/10/2020

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Protests erupt in Kyrgyzstan after parliamentary election

Protesters clashed with police in Kygryzstan's capital during a demonstration against the results of a parliamentary election.

06/10/2020

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Climate change is now the greatest threat to ultra-rare snow leopards

UNEP have launched a new monitoring programme to save endangered snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan.

09/06/2020

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Kyrgyz leader calls for urgent measures to maintain 'rule of law'

Kyrgyz leader calls for urgent measures to maintain 'rule of law'

08/08/2019

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Watch: Young women aim to build Kyrgyzstan's first satellite

Nineteen-year-old Alina Anisimova is leading a team of young women to build Kyrgyzstan's first satellite.

14/06/2019

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Kyrgyz women turn to plastic surgery to get 'European eyes'

About 4,000 plastic surgeries are carried out in Kyrgyzstan every year. Most are "Asian blepharoplasty" or double eyelid surgery.

17/05/2019

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Kyrgyz singer recieves death threats for showing bra in music video

In the video, singer Zere appears in a purple bra and calls for a woman's right to her own opinion to be respected

27/09/2018

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Kyrgystan goes to the polls

Observers are predicting a close run-off between two pro-Russian candidates, one of whom is backed by the outgoing leader.

15/10/2017

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Landslide buries Kyrgyzstan village, 24 feared dead

At least 24 people including nine children were feared dead after a devastating landslide swept through a village in southern Kyrgyzstan early on Saturday, officials…

29/04/2017

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Kyrgyzstan opposition politician arrested on corruption charges

Omurbek Tekebayev, who had been touted as a contender for the upcoming presidential elections, is accused of taking $1 million in bribes.

26/02/2017

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Euronews talks to Kyrgyz president Atambyev

Euronews correspondent Natasha Richardson sat down the president of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambyev, to talk about his country’s economic ambitions and the fight against…

17/02/2017

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Plane crash victims mourned in Kyrgyzstan

Flags are at half-mast in Kyrgyzstan in memory of those killed when a cargo plane crashed earlier in the week.

18/01/2017

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Drone video of Turkish cargo plane crash site

A Turkish cargo plane crashed on Monday in a residential area just outside the main airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing dozens of people both on the ground and on the plane, the Emergency Situations Minist

17/01/2017

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Kyrgyzstan village devastated as dozens die in Turkish cargo plane crash

Dozens dead in Kyrgyzstan village in Turkish cargo plane crash

16/01/2017