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Starting from 2022, Kyrgyzstan develops and introduces new laws and instruments that regulate blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies. Let’s see their rules in our country. (more…)
Kyrgyzstan has amended a range of laws that ensure simplified order of receiving weapons by civilian population residing in border areas and voluntary mobilisation. According to experts, it means the recognition of the state of its inability to protect its borders.
In Kyrgyzstan, those who disagree with the decision of the authorities on handover of the Kempir-Abad reservoir to Uzbekistan in exchange for other disputed areas have been detained. They are charged with attempted organisation of mass disorders. In Uzbekistan, they are not pleased with such division of borders, but no public discussions are held in the country. According to journalists, media outlets have a silent ban on covering this topic.
According to official data, prisons of Iraq and Syria contain nearly 600 women and children of Kyrgyzstan. So far, the return of children is discussed.
The authorities of Kyrgyzstan once again attempt to get the country’s media sector under tight control by amending the law “On mass media”, while journalists are openly threatened with no reaction from the law enforcement bodies.
The partial mobilisation announced in Russia has covered not only the Russians. Migrants from Central Asia are being deceived into doing military service, while officials voice suggestions of depriving of Russian citizenship of those who have received it in the last 10 years and refuses to do military service.
After partial mobilisation was announced in Russia, crowds of Russians flooded to neighbouring countries, including Central Asia. Most of them take these states as transit ones and do not stay there for long. However, the inflow of Russian citizens has seriously alarmed the residents of host countries. It is often due to misunderstanding of how it can affect their ordinary life. (more…)
Complex geography and domestic politics mean a solution remains elusive.
Clashes on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border in which at least 100 people died have highlighted the serious risks of the countries unresolved territorial disputes, with analysts from both sides calling for a change of approach.
Often, these are women in difficult life situations. In most cases, they do not seek help because of the fear of condemnation.
The tragic events in southern Kyrgyzstan in June 2010 took away 446 lives. Minimum 17 more are still considered missing, but their relatives still hope that they would come back home one day.