Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Euroviews. 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

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

Europe News

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

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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[360° video] Euronews takes you to a nomadic universe

Do you want to discover what a nomadic lifestyle is really like?

13/09/2016

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

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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

World

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

World

Kyrgyzstan: Revolution politics

04/03/2011