Criminal prosecution for possessing extremist materials is a part of general repressive policy carried out in Kyrgyzstan and other states of Central Asia under the guise of combating Islamic extremism, as noted in the Human Rights Watch report. (more…)

The insurance portion of pension consists of two components: first and second insurance portions
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The status of school education system in Western countries is not as dire as in Kyrgyzstan, yet has identical issues.
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Islamic banking was first launched not very long ago – 40 years ago. However, Islamic principles have become in focus of the world financial sector after the global recession because Islamic financial institutions, unlike conventional ones, have proved to be stable.
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It’s not easy to understand how the Social Fund of the Kyrgyz Republic calculates the amount of pension. (more…)

It’s not easy to understand how the Social Fund of the Kyrgyz Republic calculates the amount of pension.
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Complaints that communal bodies exclude female voices from organisation roles. (more…)

Some car owners have complained that on the trunk road to the main touristic zone patrol police officers extort money for alleged alcohol content in the body, although some drivers said they didn’t drink any alcohol. The patrol police department of the Directorate of Internal Affairs for Issyk Kul oblast performs internal investigation following these complaints. (more…)

“The believers think that if a politician is close to religion, he is definitely honest, fair and not a thief, not engaged in corruption, so people vote for him during elections. If people get more literate, politicians will have to deal with it and will stop deceiving people over time,” Chubak azhy Zhalilov, a former mufti of Kyrgyzstan, said to cabar.asia. (more…)

Requirements to minibus drivers are poorly monitored. (more…)