Central Asia

14:46, october 8, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

President of the country Sooronbay Jeenbekov has disappeared in Kyrgyzstan

However, his press office says that he is in Bishkek and continues to work.

09:44, october 8, 2020

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President Jeenbekov: None of parties proposed platform for talks on regulation of situation yet

President Sooronbai Jeenbekov made another address to people of Kyrgyzstan in connection with the current situation in the country, - AKIpress.com reports.

10:40, october 7, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyzstan election: PM Boronov resigns as election results annulled

Kyrgyzstan's prime minister has resigned after widespread post-election protests which plunged the country into political chaos.

10:50, october 6, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyzstan election: Protesters storm parliament over vote-rigging claims

Protesters in Kyrgyzstan calling for the country's parliamentary election to be annulled have broken into parliament in the capital, Bishkek, BBC reports.

15:24, october 5, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

A rally is taking place on Ala-Too Square in Bishkek

There gathered supporters of the parties dissatisfied with the results of the elections to the country's parliament.

11:44, october 5, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Parliamentary elections held in Kyrgyzstan

Parliamentary elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on Sunday, October 4. The CEC processed nearly 2 million votes.

17:21, september 4, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Agenda of the upcoming meeting of the C5+1 Economic Working Group discussed in Tashkent

On Wednesday September 2, Deputy Prime Minister also Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

10:37, september 3, 2020

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Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan mutually open borders

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan opened their borders to each other’s citizens on September 1, with some conditions.

09:52, september 3, 2020

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Women’s role in COVID-19 response in Kyrgyzstan

Twenty women-led Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have been selected by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) to undergo a capacity building program, developed and led by the Civil Society Initiative of

16:37, august 28, 2020

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Former Aral port town in Uzbekistan sees first passenger flight in 30 years

A passenger flight this week landed at a refurbished airstrip in a far-flung former fishing town on the dried-up shores of the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan – the first time that route has been used

10:29, august 28, 2020

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Former president of Kazakhstan honored for banning nuclear tests

The first President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has been awarded the status of “Champion for a world free from nuclear tests,” the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan said on August

15:55, august 21, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

MSRI supports the adaptive capacity of Naryn livestock farmers

Kyrgyzstan is the third most vulnerable to climate change impacts in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, primarily due to the sensitivity of its agricultural systems to climatic change.

15:34, august 17, 2020

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Mass prayers held in mosques in Uzbekistan today after a five-month break

Muslims gathered in mosques across Uzbekistan on August 17 for first congregational prayers after introduction of mosque closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, Asiatv.

08:58, august 11, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Civil society in Uzbekistan hindered in ability to contain COVID-19 corruption

Shortly after Uzbekistan began battling to contain its coronavirus outbreak, it successfully solicited aid from international financial institutions, but there are concerns some of that money is now

09:47, august 10, 2020

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Coronavirus: Turkmen state employees ordered to pay for mandatory coronavirus tests

Turkmen state employees have been ordered to pay for mandatory, and expensive, coronavirus tests out of their paychecks, a policy order that comes even as health authorities continue to insist the

14:16, august 4, 2020

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101-year-old Kyrgyz man recovers from coronavirus

A 101-year-old man was discharged from hospital after recovery from coronavirus, Health Ministry's spokesperson Ainura Akmatova was cited by AKIPress as telling a briefing.

13:43, august 3, 2020

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UCA distributes food and supplies to Tosh-Bulak district in Kyrgyzstan on Eid al-Adha

Eid festivities in the district of Tosh-Bulak in Naryn (Kyrgyzstan) received a welcome surprise when the University of Central Asia (UCA) brought care packages containing food, hand sanitizers,

14:02, july 27, 2020

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Kyrgyzstan declares day of mourning for COVID-19 victims

Kyrgyz media reports say Kyrgyz authorities have designated July 30 as the day of national mourning for citizens who died of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

11:48, july 27, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan extends quarantine until August 15

Uzbek media reports say Uzbekistan has extended quarantine restrictions until August 15 following the decision made by the Special Republican Commission for the Fight against Coronavirus (Commission).

14:58, july 20, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan reports the 88th COVID-linked death

Uzbek Health Minister has reported the 88th COVID-19 linked death in the country. Citing Uzbek Health Ministry, repost.

17:11, july 8, 2020

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Uzbekistan re-imposes lockdown regime to stem coronavirus surge

Uzbek media reports say the government in Uzbekistan has announced a three-week lockdown coming into effect on July 10 in response to a recent surge in coronavirus cases.

14:57, july 7, 2020

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WHO mission arrives in 'coronavirus-free' Turkmenistan after months of delays

A long-delayed mission from the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in Turkmenistan, the only Central Asian nation that has not officially registered a single coronavirus case, late Monday.

10:26, july 7, 2020

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Kazakhstan re-imposes lockdown regime to stem coronavirus surge

Kazakhstan on July 5 became the first nation in the world to re-impose a country-wide lockdown after its easing in mid-May of largely successful measures to counter coronavirus sparked a

17:12, july 3, 2020

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Monument to the first president of Kazakhstan unveiled in Nur-Sultan

The monument to the first President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev was unveiled in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan on July 3.

15:26, july 2, 2020

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Kazakhstan reimposes restrictions amid a spike in the number of coronavirus cases

Authorities in Kazakhstan have reintroduced a partial lockdown amid a spike in the number of coronavirus cases in the country, according to Radio Liberty .

14:52, june 30, 2020

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan toughens quarantine measures

The Uzbek authorities are toughening quarantine measures beginning on July 1, according to RIA Novosti .

10:11, june 30, 2020

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Kazakhstan decriminalizes libel

Lawmakers in Kazakhstan's upper on June 11 voted in favor of revoking criminal liability for libel, downgrading it instead to a misdemeanor.

14:00, june 26, 2020

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WHO designates Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan among countries with accelerated transmission of COVID-19

Coronavirus cases are shooting up in the Central Asia region.

16:11, june 23, 2020

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Former Kyrgyz president Atambayev sentenced to 11 years in prison for release of crime boss

A Kyrgyz court has sentenced former President Almazbek Atambayev to 11 years and two months in prison for the illegal release of notorious crime boss Aziz Batukayev in 2013, Radio Liberty reported

15:45, june 22, 2020

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UCA to help develop environmental country strategy for Kyrgyzstan

The University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI) will work with the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program (GEF SGP) to develop a GEF SGP Country