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Hundreds took to the streets in Kyrgyzstan Sunday to protest a proposed constitution that critics say would empower the presidency and damage freedom of...
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Kyrgyzstan’s prime minister and acting president stepped down from both leadership roles on Saturday in order to compete in January’s presidential election. Sadyr Japarov,...
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Kyrgyz election officials on Saturday announced presidential elections for January 10 even as police raided their offices, in what appeared to be a power...
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The United States on Thursday welcomed Kyrgyzstan’s detention of an alleged crime boss who Washington says is a major force in drug trafficking, after...
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A Kyrgyz court released a key powerbroker from custody on Tuesday just hours after authorities announced his detention on corruption charges, with the former...
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Kyrgyzstan authorities Tuesday detained on corruption charges a powerbroker to former president Sooronbay Jeenbekov, as a new acting leader seeks to consolidate power with...
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Kyrgyzstan’s acting president Sadyr Japarov styled himself a reformist in his first major speech to the nation Friday as he pledged to tackle crime...
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Kyrgyzstan’s embattled president Sooronbay Jeenbekov said Wednesday he would only resign after overseeing parliamentary elections, the president’s office told AFP. The statement came after...
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Kyrgyzstan’s president on Tuesday asked parliament to vote again on a new prime minister after MPs backed Sadyr Japarov, a nationalist politician recently freed...
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The acting premier of crisis-stricken Kyrgyzstan picked a new police chief on Sunday, ignoring lawmakers contesting his legitimacy as the Central Asian country’s embattled...