The Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan has reversed a verdict handed to Askar Kubanychbek, who was convicted of mercenary activities over his involvement in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Kyrgyzstan to stop a move to liquidate the Kloop Media Public Foundation, an anti-corruption investigative website that has been critical of the Central Asian nation's government.
At least three people died when a helicopter from Russia's Federal Security Service crashed on August 29 in the Chelyabinsk region in the Far East of the country.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov’s public appearance with a Chinese-born businessman at the heart of a media investigation into contraband in Kyrgyzstan has raised questions about the government’s commitment to combating corruption.