View Kyrgyzstan’s human rights abuses should sound alarm bells over closer ties with the EU | View While [Kyrgyzstan] boasts a very active and engaged civil society, Askarov’s imprisonment, and the government’s abject failure to act on the UN Human Rights Committee’s decision in his case [...] should give EU officials considerable pause. 24/01/2019
Kyrgyzstan 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
Kyrgyzstan Krygyzstan grapples with forced marriage of minors "Taking and running away" custom mostly older men taking underage brides by force in central Asian nation, despite being outlawed. 25/10/2017
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan set for surprise presidential election result Polls ahead of the election had been predicting no overall winner, but Kyrgyzstan looks to have chosen its next president. With nearly 97 percent 15/10/2017
Kyrgyzstan 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
Kyrgyzstan 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
Kyrgyzstan 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
brussels bureau 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
no comment 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
no comment 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
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan village devastated as dozens die in Turkish cargo plane crash Dozens dead in Kyrgyzstan village in Turkish cargo plane crash 16/01/2017
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan: Dozens killed in Turkish cargo jet crash At least 37 people die after a Turkish cargo plane crashes into a village in Kyrgyzstan. 16/01/2017
Kyrgyzstan Turkish cargo plane crashes into houses in Kyrgyzstan A Turkish cargo jet has crashed near Kyrgyzstan’s Manas airport killing at least 16 people. 16/01/2017
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan voters approve constitutional changes in referendum Kyrgyzstan has voted overwhelmingly in favour of constitutional changes boosting the power of the prime minister. 12/12/2016
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focus World Nomad Games: creating cultural connections Cholpon-Ata, a city in the heart of the Kyrgyz Republic, is host to the Second World Nomad Games, with athletes from over forty countries. 06/09/2016
no comment World Nomad Games opening ceremony 2016 Athletes from 40 countries have gathered for the World Nomad Games in Kyrgzstan to compete in 23 different sports, including horse racing, archery, Er enish (horseback wrestling), Jereed (equestrian j 04/09/2016
Kyrgyzstan Suicide car bomb attack at Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan China’s embassy in Kyrgyzstan was attacked on Tuesday by a suspected suicide bomber whose car rammed the gates of the compound and then exploded, according to… 30/08/2016
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan cancels cooperation agreement with United States Kyrgyzstan has cancelled a cooperation agreement with the United States after the US awarded a human rights prize to Azimzhan Askarov, an activist 23/07/2015
interview Kyrgyzstan will push for "close engagement" with EU says President Almazbek Atambayev Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev has been on an extended tour of Europe meeting major European Union leaders. He plans to go to Moscow soon to 01/04/2015
Kyrgyzstan US returns Manas Airbase to Kyrgyzstan In another step in the exit from Afghanistan, the US has handed back its only Central Asian airbase to the government of Kyrgyzstan. The Manas 04/06/2014
Mass wedding in Kyrgyzstan Fifty couples took part in a colourful mass wedding ceremony in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek. The couples were selected by the Kyrgyz Ministry of 06/11/2013
Kyrgyzstan Bubonic plague fears in Kyrgyzstan after death of boy Authorities in Kyrgyzstan fear an outbreak of bubonic plague after a 15-year-old died last Thursday from the disease. It is still unclear how the 29/08/2013
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgystan to close Manas air transport base Kyrgyzstan has reaffirmed plans to close the US air base that supports military operations in nearby Afghanistan. The United States pays 46 million 23/05/2013
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz police clash with anti-government protesters There have been violent protests in Kyrgyzstan over the government’s refusal to nationalise a gold-mining venture with a Canadian company. Police 03/10/2012
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz inmates sew lips together in prison protest More 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 26/01/2012
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