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- Kyrgyzstan & Tajikistan agree complete cessation of hostilities after border flare-up prompted by dispute over access to water
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan both agreed to cease all hostilities and withdraw troops from their shared border on Saturday following several days of clashes between the militaries of the two Central Asian countries.May 1, 2021 16:59Russia & Former Soviet Union - Protestors take to streets in Kyrgyzstan to demand ban against 'bride kidnapping' after young woman murdered by her captorBishkek's police chief has been fired after hundreds of locals demonstrated outside the Interior Ministry in the Kyrgyz capital protesting about the killing of a 27-year-old woman, murdered during a so-called 'bride kidnapping.'Apr 12, 2021 15:15Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Boston bomber Tsarnaev may have DEATH SENTENCE restored after US Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal filed by Trump administrationDonald Trump is no longer president, but he may yet get his way over the punishment of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev after the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal seeking reinstatement of the death penalty.Mar 22, 2021 18:43USA News
- Russia pledges to invest $600mn in joint gold refinery in KyrgyzstanRussian President Vladimir Putin has taken part in the opening ceremony of a gold processing plant at the Jerooy mine in northwestern Kyrgyzstan. The project was developed by Russia’s Alliance Group in cooperation with VTB bank.Mar 18, 2021 09:42Business News
- Ex-con Japarov elected President of Kyrgyzstan in landslide, says Russia is 'main strategic partner' & pledges to fight corruptionThree months ago, he was behind bars serving an 11-and-a-half-year prison term for alleged kidnapping. Now, Sadyr Japarov has been elected as President of Kyrgyzstan, securing an overwhelming victory with 79 percent of the vote.Jan 11, 2021 11:12Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Kyrgyzstan’s President Japarov resigns, pledges to stand in upcoming electionsThe acting president and prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, has resigned, his press service announced in a statement on Saturday.Nov 14, 2020 17:34Russia & Former Soviet Union
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