Kyrgyzstan: Parliament Votes to Abolish Torture Prevention Body – President Must Reverse Course

We, the undersigned human rights groups, are deeply alarmed by the June 25 decision of the parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic to dissolve the National Center for the Prevention of Torture (NCPT) – an independent public body tasked with monitoring detention …

Kyrgyzstan tops Central Asia in per capita income growth

Kyrgyzstan tops Central Asia in per capita income growth Kyrgyzstan recorded the fastest per capita income growth in Central Asia over the past three years, outpacing its neighbors and drawing attention to the country’s rapid economic transformation, …

Kyrgyzstan, Russia elevate ties as Japarov and Putin review growing partnership in Moscow 

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on July 2 during a working visit, holding discussions in both narrow and expanded formats to review and strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. …

33 people drowned in Kyrgyzstan since year start

AKIPRESS.COM - 33 people drowned in Kyrgyzstan since start of the year, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. They included 9 drowning cases in Chui region, 8 in Osh region, 6 in Jalal-Abad region, 3 in Osh city, 2 cases in Naryn, Issyk-Kul …

Around 1,600 cyber crimes registered in Kyrgyzstan last year

AKIPRESS.COM - Kyrgyzstan recorded approximately 1,600 cybercrimes last year, with 48% of them successfully solved, Svyatoslav Karavay, a senior operative for high-profile cases at the 6th Directorate of the Interior Ministry's Main Criminal …

Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyzstan becomes owner of processing company

AKIPRESS.COM - The State Development Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, which held a 19% stake, and Alfa Telecom CJSC, which owned 81% of the shares in the processing company Processing KG, have transferred their respective shares to the Ministry of Finance in …

Kyrgyzstan establishes milk procurement tariffs based on fat content

AKIPRESS.COM - Predicting the situation in agriculture is extremely difficult due to the influence of external factors such as international sanctions, border closures by other countries, and weather conditions, Bakyt Torobaev, Deputy Chairman of the …

Kyrgyzstan, Russia have huge potential for energy cooperation — Zhaparov

BISHKEK, July 2. /TASS/. Russia and Kyrgyzstan have huge potential for developing cooperation in the energy sector, as well as industry and other fields, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov said at talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in …

Presidents of Russia and Kyrgyzstan met in Moscow

Putin Praises Kyrgyzstan for ‘Special Status’ of Russian Language

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday praised Kyrgyzstan for preserving the “special status” of the Russian language, even as the Central Asian country moves to strengthen the use of Kyrgyz in public life. “I’d like to note and thank you for the fact that …