Uzbekistan overtakes Kazakhstan in press freedom rankings for first time

Investigation into the Matraimovs wins US investigative journalism award

Kyrgyz village quarantined after coronavirus protest; epidemiologist named as health minister

1.8 million Kyrgyz could lose jobs, government official warns; state assistance will be in form of food handouts

EAEU countries ban export of basic foodstuffs

Bishkek tightens restrictions as Kyrgyz government unveils anti-crisis plan

Kyrgyzstan receives IMF’s first coronavirus loan

Kyrgyz youth given 16 years for car-ramming attack

Kyrgyzstan steps up emergency measures as coronavirus cases more than double in a day

Kyrgyzstan declares national emergency

Kyrgyzstan imports its first coronavirus cases from Saudi Arabia

Kyrgyz man jailed for 2 ½ years for Instagram comments on language

Kyrgyzstan bans entry to foreigners

Price controls and Chinese expertise in the fight against COVID-19

Number of coronavirus cases in Kazakhstan rises to 8

Kyrgyzstan closes schools and universities for 3-week quarantine

Kyrgyzstan introduces home quarantine for travellers from 16 countries

Prosecutor’s office declares ban on rallies in Bishkek unlawful

Masked hooligans and police disperse Women’s Day march in Bishkek

Organisers of Bishkek demonstration accused of attempted coup