News Kyrgyzstan Politics: Azimjan Askarov Headed for a Second Retrial in Kyrgyzstan
The UN called on Kyrgyzstan to immediately overturn his ... The current state of Kyrgyz politics could also feed into the outcome for Askarov. It’s not clear which impulses will triumph. ...
News Kyrgyzstan Politics: In Kyrgyzstan, the standoff between the old regime and the new authorities reaches new heights
They didn’t have long to wait for a response: on 24 June, Kyrgyzstan’s supreme regulatory body confirmed that there was evidence of five crimes, but did not include usurpation of power and political ...
News Kyrgyzstan Politics: Kyrgyzstan faces new crisis as ex-leader stripped of immunity
Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan voted Thursday to lift the immunity of a former president, paving the way for a prosecution that could provoke a political crisis in the fragile Central Asian state. Prosecutors accuse 62-year-old Almazbek Atambayev of making illegal land purchases and of corruption, but he enjoyed
News Kyrgyzstan Politics: Indian experience can help us, says SCO chair Kyrgyzstan
Indian experience can help Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), ambassador of Kyrgyz Republic Asein Isaev has told WION. Speaking to WION's Sidhant Sibbal, envoy Isaev said they were taken by surprise with Indian invitation to his President for the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi on May 30th at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Kyrgyzstan is the chair of SCO for this year and will host the summit on June 13 & 14 in which PM Modi will participate. WION: What will be the agenda of the SCO summit?
News Kyrgyzstan Politics: Foreign policy challenges five years later
Since an invitation to Pakistan was out of the question, leaders from the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, ...
News Kyrgyzstan Politics: Former Member Of Kyrgyz President's Office Arrested On Corruption Charges
RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service is one of the most trusted sources of news and information in Kyrgyzstan, especially at times of political turmoil. Azattyk's reports are regularly cited and reprinted by local ...
News Kyrgyzstan Politics: Atambayev Steps Back, Kyrgyzstan Sets Process for Stripping Presidential Immunity
A Spring Split for Kyrgyzstan’s Major Party? The first of two rival party congresses on April 3 sets up Kyrgyzstan's biggest political party for a genuine split. ...
