News Kyrgyzstan: 250 foreign journalists cover 6th World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan
Around 250 foreign journalists are currently covering the 6th World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan, with the international media presence providing a significant platform to showcase the country's culture, natural beauty and the events surrounding the Games, Deputy Minister of Culture, Information and Youth Policy Salkyn Sarnogoeva said during an interview with Kabar News Agency.
News Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz DJs Bring Ancient Sounds To A New Generation
Several Kyrgyz artists are now creating new tracks by incorporating traditional Kyrgyz music and national instruments. The adaptation of ancient songs into nightclub music with a Western twist is gaining popularity in the Central Asian nation.
News Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan launches $50 million of tokens in national stablecoin
BISHKEK (Reuters) -Kyrgyzstan has launched over $50 million worth of its national stablecoin, USDKG, backed by gold and pegged to the U.S. dollar, the country’s financial regulator said this week. Separately, the government on Wednesday ordered a nationwide shutdown of crypto mining amid a worsening electricity shortage. Kyrgyzstan, a mountainous former Soviet republic of around 7 million people, has tried to position itself as a cryptocurrency leader in Central Asia, even as Western countries have sanctioned Kyrgyz crypto companies they say are aimed at facilitating sanctions evasion by Bishkek's close ally, Russia.
News Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz TV Station Director Detained Over Report On Ukraine War Faces Additional Charge
BISHKEK -- The director of the NEXT television channel in Kyrgyzstan, who is currently under arrest over the airing of a controversial report in which an interviewee alleged the existence of an ...
News Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan Suspends TV Station, Arrests Director for Russia Comments
Kyrgyzstan has suspended a TV station, detained its director and questioned its journalists on accusations of incitement. The State Committee for National Security (SCNS) says it has opened a criminal ...
News Kyrgyzstan: How Kyrgyz social media backed an imprisoned politician’s meteoric rise to power
Kyrgyzstan’s recent parliamentary elections were marked by massive vote-buying and fraud, creating mass-scale contention and protests. Amid the resulting violence, chaos and power vacuum, President ...
News Kyrgyzstan: New Wave Authoritarianism in Kyrgyzstan
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the West had high hopes for the success of democracy in Central Asia. Central Asian leaders, although exhibiting many classic authoritarian features, ...
News Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan’s Social Democrats Under Pressure
Kyrgyzstan’s Social Democrats are being subjected to “political terror,” prominent party member Kadyr Atambayev said in a Facebook post after learning that fellow member Zhanna Samysheva had been ...
News Kyrgyzstan: UN experts denounce Kyrgyzstan restrictions on freedom of religion or belief
UN experts on Thursday denounced new legislation restricting freedom of religion or belief in Kyrgyzstan, urging authorities to ensure all legislation complies with domestic and international human ...
News Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan Government Advances Bill Calling for State Cryptocurrency Reserve
Deputies of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan have advanced a bill that, if signed into law by President Sadyr Japarov, would establish the foundations for developing a state cryptocurrency reserve, licensing mining operations, and regulating digital assets. According to a local news source, legislators recently met to discuss and approve amendments ...
News Kyrgyzstan: Just a Little Tax Spat? Russia Asks Kyrgyzstan to Stop Pressure on Companies
The Russian prime minister recently complained about “unfounded claims and illegal statements by high-level representatives of Kyrgyz government bodies against honest, bona fide Russian companies…”
News Kyrgyzstan: Calls for Deeper Investigations Grow in Kyrgyzstan
A former Kyrgyz prosecutor general has called on the Kyrgyz government to create an independent commission to review the activities of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) since 2020. In ...
News Kyrgyzstan: PM Narendra Modi arrives in Kyrgyzstan to attend SCO summit
PM Modi is expected to hold bilateral meetings with SCO leaders, including with Kyrgyz President Zhaparov and Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the sidelines of the summit ...
News Kyrgyzstan: 2026 Nanjing Week Event Held in Kyrgyzstan
Nanjing International Communication Center. NANJING, China, Aug. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --From August 25 to 27, the 2026 Nanjing Week and China-Central Asia Trade and Cultural ...
News Kyrgyzstan: China-Kyrgyzstan trade hits $11.7b in Jan-July as ‘new three’ exports, e-commerce expand
China and Kyrgyzstan have maintained steadily growing economic and trade ties in recent years, with bilateral trade reaching $11.7 billion in the first seven months of this year, according to China's ...
News Kyrgyzstan: Going To The Mat: Kyrgyzstan's Young Female Wrestling Champions
A growing number of teenage girls in Kyrgyzstan are taking up wrestling, with a club in one village doing especially well at the sport. Young female athletes in the Central Asian nation's Jalal-Abad region proudly display their technique and the medals they have won in Kyrgyz junior championships.
News Kyrgyzstan: The vast Bronze Age masterpiece that lay hidden in the mountains for centuries
Hidden high in the Tian Shan mountains, the sacred open-air site of Saimaluu Tash preserves 90,000 ancient petroglyphs, offering a rare, pristine glimpse into thousands of years of nomadic spirituality.
News Kyrgyzstan: Clashes with Tajikistan kill two dozen on Kyrgyzstan side
"Twenty-four bodies have been brought into the health establishments in the Batken region," says Kyrgyz Health Ministry, adding clashes wounded 87 others. Tajikistan has not released details of its casualties.
