kyrgyzstan Archives

In southern Bishkek, residents have come to rely on plastic bottles of water

World

Drought hits Bishkek, where taps are running dry

With Soviet-era water infrastructure and few resources, the Bishkek authorities have struggled to keep the water running.

AFPJune 12, 2023

Prison officials put up events for national holidays

World

In Kyrgyzstan’s only female prison, Nowruz brings a moment of respite

Alyona and a dozen women are dancing in a small sunny garden, to applause from their fellow inmates in Kyrgyzstan’s only female penal colony....

AFPMarch 22, 2023

Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov, addressing the United Nations General Assembly, said he is willing to hold negotiations with Tajikistan following deadly clashes on the countries' mutual border

World

Kyrgyz leader seeks talks with Tajikistan after deadly clashes

Kyrgyzstan’s leader said Tuesday he is prepared to negotiate as long as it takes with Tajikistan to resolve a deadly border dispute, while also...

AFPSeptember 20, 2022

Tech & Science

DNA analysis reveals where and when the Black Death originated

The origin of the medieval Black Death pandemic has been debated by historians for centuries.

Karen GrahamJune 16, 2022

Central Asians who migrated to Russia face a difficult choice between staying there or returning home

Business

Central Asian migrants eye Russia exit amid economic pain

Weeks after returning from Russia amid sanctions triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Emomali Safarov has swapped construction tools for a video camera and his old...

AFPMarch 31, 2022

Kyrgyz border guards patrol the contested frontier with Tajikistan

World

Kyrgyzstan says ceasefire reached with Tajikistan after lethal clashes

Kyrgyzstan said it had reached a ceasefire with Central Asian neighbour Tajikistan on Friday following the latest lethal flare up at the pair’s contested...

AFPJanuary 27, 2022

Business

Central Asia hit by large-scale power blackout

An electricity grid accident left millions of people in three Central Asian countries without power on Tuesday.

AFPJanuary 25, 2022

The drug charges against a leading journalist in ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan have raised fears of a widening crackdown in the region's more plural sate

World

Kyrgyz reporter hit with drug charge after graft investigation

A renowned investigative journalist in ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan has been charged with possession of narcotics, police said on Sunday, days after he released an investigation...

AFPJanuary 23, 2022