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    Kyrgyzstan president says ready to resign once new cabinet appointed

    Kyrgyzstan president says ready to resign once new cabinet appointed

    09 Oct 2020

    Kyrgyzstan’s President Sooronbai Jeenbekov said on Friday he was ready to resign once a new cabinet was appointed to end the power vacuum in the Central Asian nation gripped by...

    No progress in Kyrgyz impasse as businesses warn of economic damage

    No progress in Kyrgyz impasse as businesses warn of economic damage

    08 Oct 2020

    Kyrgyzstan’s parliament has failed to gather a quorum in an overnight session, deputies said on Thursday, leaving the Central Asian nation in a power vacuum as rival groups tried to...

    Protesters and vigilantes scuffle in Kyrgyz capital as political crisis festers

    Protesters and vigilantes scuffle in Kyrgyz capital as political crisis festers

    07 Oct 2020

    Anti-government protesters scuffled with vigilante groups in Kyrgyzstan’s capital of Bishek overnight, after authorities in the Central Asian nation annulled parliamentary election results, local news website 24.kg reported. Opposition groups...

    Kyrgyz president says ‘in control’ after post-vote clashes

    Kyrgyz president says ‘in control’ after post-vote clashes

    06 Oct 2020

    Kyrgyzstan's pro-Russian president insisted he was in control of the country Tuesday despite protesters capturing the seat of government and freeing his predecessor and nemesis following violent clashes...

    Kyrgyz president says opponents tried to seize power illegally

    Kyrgyz president says opponents tried to seize power illegally

    06 Oct 2020

    Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov urged his opponents to stop public protests on Tuesday, saying he had ordered security forces not to use firearms, and reiterating his readiness to have the...

    24-year-old Mexican model, armed with passion, eyes big win

    24-year-old Mexican model, armed with passion, eyes big win

    25 Jan 2020

    Born without arms, Mexican model Ana Gabriela Molina wants to challenge traditional perceptions of physical attractiveness by winning a beauty pageant in her home state of Veracruz....

    Kyrgyz lawyer wins UN prize for battling statelessness

    Kyrgyz lawyer wins UN prize for battling statelessness

    02 Oct 2019

    A human rights lawyer who fought to end the “ghost” status of stateless people in Kyrgyzstan, was on Wednesday named the winner of the UN refugee agency’s prestigious Nansen award....

    Detained Kyrgyzstan ex-president accused of coup plot

    Detained Kyrgyzstan ex-president accused of coup plot

    13 Aug 2019

    Kyrgyzstan’s ex-president Almazbek Atambayev was plotting to overthrow the government before he was detained in raids on his compound, the country’s security services said on Tuesday. Last week’s arrest of...

    Kyrgyz court orders ex-president detained until Aug.26

    Kyrgyz court orders ex-president detained until Aug.26

    09 Aug 2019

    A court in Kyrgyzstan has ordered former president Almazbek Atambayev held in custody until Aug.26, a spokesman said on Friday, after he was detained in a major security operation at...

    Kyrgyzstan in crisis after security operation fails to detain ex-leader

    Kyrgyzstan in crisis after security operation fails to detain ex-leader

    08 Aug 2019

    Ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan was on the brink of a full-blown political crisis on Thursday after a special forces operation to detain former president Almazbek Atambayev failed, leaving an officer dead and...

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