Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have made a startling arrest that has exposed a major international weapons smuggling operation. A ...

Kyrgyzstan has outlawed the all-covering Islamic niqab. Authorities insists the ban does not extend to the hijab, the Islamic ...

The people of Kyrgyzstan have a well-earned reputation for “street democracy.” Since emerging from the breakup of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, citizens in the Central Asian republic ...

Kyrgyz and Uzbek nationals who looked destined for lengthy jail terms after fighting for Russia in Ukraine have ended up returning to their normal lives, despite the harsh stipulations of national ...

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed into law a measure prohibiting the wearing of face coverings, including full-face ...

Kyrgyz people are said to resemble Japanese in their features and builds. Ogata, who hailed from Kumamoto, was encouraged by her grandparents to become a public servant. She obtained a teacher’s ...