ARTICLES RELATING TO KYRGYZSTAN

Bodies of 2 US pilots found after crash

2013-05-04 14:27

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two US pilots whose refuelling plane crashed in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, shortly after taking off from a base.

Ex-president sentenced in absentia

2013-02-12 16:10

A Kyrgyz military court has sentenced in absentia former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev to 24 years in prison and his brother Janysh to life over a murder of a powerful top official in 2009.

Kyrgyz inmates sew lips shut in strike

2012-01-25 18:04

Three thousand prisoners in Kyrgyzstan have gone on a hunger strike with several hundred sewing shut their lips with staples and thread to protest jail conditions.

Kyrgyzstan: Stop snatching brides

2011-11-28 16:36

Kyrgyzstan President Roza Otunbayeva has called for harsh sentences for thousands of men who kidnap brides in the largely Muslim nation, abusing an ancient tradition.

Kyrgyz set for landmark vote

2010-10-09 17:02

Kyrgyzstan is set to vote for the most powerful parliament in ex-Soviet Central Asia, defying warnings the polls risk sparking a resurgence of the violence that has killed hundreds this year.

Protestors beat up Kyrgyz minister

2010-08-20 14:08

More than two thousand anti-government protesters have attacked a minister and demanded the resignation of the country’s president in the southern Kyrgyzstan city of Osh.

Top Kyrgyz officials resign

2010-07-13 21:31

Leading members of Kyrgyzstan's interim government have announced their resignations as they prepare to run for seats in parliament.

Kyrgyzstan refugees head home

2010-06-23 14:02

Authorities in Kyrgyzstan say more than half of those who fled to neighbouring Uzbekistan during ethnic clashes have returned to their country.

Kyrgyz forces hunt for militia

2010-06-21 20:09

Security forces in Kyrgyzstan have started tracking down those behind deadly ethnic clashes, sparking fresh tensions and violence in the volatile state.

Kyrgyz unrest uproots 400 000

2010-06-17 20:15

Some 400 000 people have been displaced by ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, dramatically increasing the official estimate.

Clashes leave Kyrgyz city charred

2010-06-16 09:04

Kyrgyz troops are patrolling the burnt-out streets of the southern city of Osh, trying to maintain a fragile peace between feuding ethnic groups after days of fierce fighting.

UN fears Kyrgyzstan clashes

2010-06-15 20:44

UN agencies say that they fear an escalation in fighting in Kyrgyzstan, warning of an ethnic “tinderbox” after an estimated 275 000 people fled in less than a week.

Kyrgyz clashes continue

2010-06-14 08:36

Fighting in Kyrgyzstan has continued with the death toll now at more than 100 and the violence showing no sign of abating.

Ethnic clashes leave 49 dead

2010-06-12 11:14

Police and soldiers have struggled to stop deadly ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan as the death toll climbed to at least 49.

Reward for info on ex-president

2010-05-28 19:31

Kyrgyzstan authorities are offering a reward of up to $100 000 for tips on the whereabouts of recently ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev and his family.

Bakiyev charged with mass murder

2010-04-27 18:01

Kyrgyzstan's interim government says it has charged ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev with mass killings and asked Belarus to hand him over for trial.

Ousted Kyrgyz leader clings on

2010-04-21 19:25

The ousted leader of Kyrgyzstan claims he is still president, desperately clinging onto power despite having lost most of his credibility and support.

Kyrgyz leaders tighten grip

2010-04-17 09:02

Kyrgyzstan's new leaders have tightened their grip on power, arresting top allies of ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev, as Washington pledged to work with the regime to develop a "prosperous democracy".

Ousted president quits Kyrgyzstan

2010-04-15 18:58

Ousted Kyrgyz president Kurmanbek Bakiyev has left the country for neighbouring Kazakhstan in a surprise move co-ordinated by Russia and the US aimed at quelling flaring tensions.

Russia warns of Kyrgyz war

2010-04-14 09:03

Russia warns of a looming war in the strategic Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan as toppled president Kurmanbek Bakiyev announces he is ready to quit if his security is guaranteed.

Kyrgyz's Bakiyev gets ultimatum

2010-04-13 14:03

The interim authorities in Kyrgyzstan have stripped ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev of his immunity to prosecution, warning he will be arrested unless he surrenders.

'Blood on Kyrgyz leaders' hands'

2010-04-09 14:04

Kyrgyzstan's ousted but defiant President Kurmanbek Bakiyev says he has no intention of resigning and has accused the country's new self-proclaimed leadership of causing many deaths this week.

Looting follows Kyrgyz riots

2010-04-08 21:07

Stragglers from Kyrgyzstan's anti-government riots have wandered through the ransacked ruins of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's residence looting books, radiators and even garden plants.

Kyrgyz president refuses to quit

2010-04-08 18:24

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev says he is not admitting defeat despite a bloody uprising and the formation of an interim government.

Kyrgyzstan government ousted

2010-04-07 23:46

Opponents of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev have taken control of Kyrgyzstan after a day of spectacular violence that ended with Bakiyev fleeing the capital.

 

US military plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan

2013-05-03 20:24

A US military tanker refuelling plane has crashed in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian nation where the US operates a military base key to the war in Afghanistan.

US families pursue Kyrgyz adoptions

2013-02-01 20:02

American families, who were in the process of adopting 65 orphans from Kyrgyzstan when it suspended international adoptions in 2008, have refused to give up the fight.

Gold Fields in deal to resume Kyrgyz drilling

2012-01-12 15:00

SA miner Gold Fields has signed an agreement with villagers that will allow it to resume drilling at a prospective copper deposit months after an arson attack on its camp.

Powerful earthquake strikes Kyrgyzstan

2011-07-20 10:00

A powerful earthquake has struck a mountainous region of southern Kyrgyzstan on the border with Uzbekistan.

Kyrgyzstan tries absent ex-pres

2010-09-14 13:25

Kyrgyzstan will no longer seek the extradition of ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev and will instead try him in absentia on charges of mass murder.

Kyrgyz troops block protestors

2010-08-05 12:36

Kyrgyz troops have blocked a road on Bishkek's outskirts to prevent demonstrators from attending a rally in the capital as tensions increase ahead of elections.

Kyrgyzstan lifts curfew

2010-06-26 12:44

Kyrgyzstan has lifted a curfew in its violence-torn southern region of Osh to allow a controversial referendum on a new constitution to go ahead, say officials.

Kyrgyz tensions hindering aid

2010-06-22 21:24

Inter-ethnic tensions in southern Kyrgyzstan are hindering the work of humanitarian agencies, helping 400 000 refugees.

Kyrgyzstan toll could top 2 000

2010-06-18 22:40

Kyrgyzstan's interim president says that the death toll from ethnic clashes that have rocked the country’s south could be as much as 2 000.

Destruction in Kyrgyzstan

2010-06-17 12:22

At least 190 people have been killed and thousands more injured in ethnic violence that has left Kyrgyzstan devastated.

Rape, torture in Kyrgyzstan

2010-06-15 22:12

Doctors in Uzbekistan's Andijan border region say they are struggling to treat the tens of thousands of terror-stricken refugees fleeing five days of bloody clashes in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan crisis still boiling

2010-06-14 20:06

The crisis in Kyrgyzstan which has left at least 117 dead in three days, is far from over an official with the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned.

Kyrgyzstan wants Russian help

2010-06-12 13:12

Kyrgyzstan's interim government has appealed to Russia to send peacekeeping troops to restore order after at least 50 people were killed in ethnic riots.

12 killed in new Kyrgyz unrest

2010-06-11 13:16

Riots in south Kyrgyzstan have killed at least 12 people and injured more than 120, officials say, as fears grow of a new cycle of violence in the Central Asian nation.

Turmoil escalates in Kyrgyzstan

2010-05-20 11:04

Ethnic turmoil has intensified in southern Kyrgyzstan as the interim government struggles to impose control.

Kyrgyz govt sets election date

2010-04-22 13:16

Kyrgyzstan's new interim government says it has set dates to hold a referendum on a new constitution and presidential elections.

Ousted Kyrgyz president in Minsk

2010-04-20 16:26

Ousted Kyrgyz president Kurmanbek Bakiyev and his family are in Minsk under the protection of the Belarusian president.

Kyrgyz president formally resigns

2010-04-16 22:08

Deposed president Kurmanbek Bakiyev has formally resigned in a handwritten letter sent to Kyrgyzstan's new leaders, allaying fears of civil war in the strategic Central Asian country.

Gunfire at ousted president's rally

2010-04-15 15:32

Gunfire has broken out at a rally where Kurmanbek Bakiyev, the deposed president of Kyrgyzstan had been speaking to supporters.

Kyrgyz president agrees to resign

2010-04-13 15:37

Kyrgyzstan's deposed president says he will resign if the interim authorities guarantee his security, and the head of the security services is ready to make such a promise.

Ousted Kyrgyz leader threatened

2010-04-11 18:36

Kyrgyzstan's interim government has warned it could use force against ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

Kyrgyz vigilantes fight looters

2010-04-09 08:27

Vigilante groups organised by Kyrgyzstan's self-proclaimed government have spent a night fighting looters to return calm to the Kyrgyz capital.

Kyrgyz opposition name new govt

2010-04-08 19:08

An opposition coalition in Kyrgyzstan has proclaimed a new interim government after clashes left dozens dead and has said it will rule until elections are held.

Kyrgyz opposition controls army

2010-04-08 14:03

Kyrgyzstan's opposition has taken control of the country's armed forces after a bloody revolt which toppled the previous government.

Kyrgyzstan PM steps down

2010-04-07 20:12

A Kyrgyz opposition leader says Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov has signed a letter of resignation and a new government has been formed with an ex-foreign minister at its head.

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