world news Kyrgyzstan voters back new constitution increasing president's power The referendum came three months after Sadyr Zhaparov was elected president, following the ousting of the previous president amid protests. 11/04/2021
Kyrgyzstan 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
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz parliament appoints new PM as troops are deployed in Bishkek Sadyr Zhaparov is declared prime minister after authorities announce a state of emergency and a nightly curfew following a week of unrest in Kyrgyzstan's capital 10/10/2020
Kyrgyzstan 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
Uzbekistan UN hails Uzbekistan’s move to end statelessness for 50,000 people Hundreds of thousands of people were left without citizenship across Central Asia following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. 05/05/2020
Good Morning Europe Kyrgyzstan town 'one landslide away' from radioactive catastrophe Soviet-era nuclear waste is threatening the water supply of millions of people in Kyrgyzstan. Europe is stepping in to try and prevent disaster. 06/11/2019
Kyrgyzstan 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
Kyrgyzstan 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
Kyrgyzstan 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
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 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
Russia Suspect in St Petersburg blast reportedly Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen As the hunt goes on for whoever was responsible for the deadly metro blast in St. 04/04/2017
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
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 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
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
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
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 Kyrgyzstan President Roza Otunbayeva has played a key role in two revolutions. The first was ridding the country of its then leader, President 04/03/2011
