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    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...

    Jaabars the snow leopard makes new friends after brush with death

    Jaabars the snow leopard makes new friends after brush with death

    29 Jan 2020

    Partly blinded by shotgun pellets still lodged in his head, Jaabars the snow leopard licks his paw inside a rescue shelter cage after life-saving surgery. The two-year-old cat was...

    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...

    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...

    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...

    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...

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