Construction of hospital with 380 beds for 1.35 billion begins in Uzgen

14:15, 20 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 14:15, 20 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV Construction of a modern 380-bed hospital has begun in Uzgen. The total project cost is 1.35...

Kyrgyz Authorities Open Public Debate on Death Penalty Bill

Following a series of high-profile murders and sexual assaults targeting young women, Kyrgyz authorities have initiated a public discussion on the possible reinstatement of the death penalty for convicted murderers and rapists. President Sadyr...

Kyrgyzstan: Proposal To Reinstate the Death Penalty Violates Human Rights Obligations and Fails to Protect Women

Kyrgyzstan has taken a controversial step towards reinstating the death penalty. President Sadyr Japarov has instructed his administration to prepare amendments that would reintroduce capital punishment for crimes against women and children,...

GCF approves USD250m for ‘Glaciers to Farms’

ISLAMABAD: The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved USD 250 million for Glaciers to Farms— a flagship adaptation program led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to build resilient water and agriculture systems for vulnerable communities in...

Total area of pasture lands in Kyrgyzstan reaches 9 million hectares

AKIPRESS.COM - The Service of Veterinary Medicine, Livestock Development, Pastures, and Fodder under the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry held a meeting on the results of nine months of 2025, the Ministry of...

Kyrgyzstan plans to revoke ratification of Protocol on Death Penalty Abolition

A draft law on the repeal of the Law «On the accession of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, adopted by UN General Assembly...

Kyrgyzstan provides humanitarian aid to ethnic Kyrgyz in Pamirs

17:06, 13 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Darya NESTEROVA 17:06, 13 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Darya NESTEROVA Kyrgyzstan provided aid to local residents of Badakhshan Province and ethnic Kyrgyz in Afghanistan,...

Around 60,000 people with mental disorders registered in Kyrgyzstan

AKIPRESS.COM - Some 50,000-60,000 people in Kyrgyzstan have mental disorders, according to official statistics, Suyutbek Nazarkulov, Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Narcology at the Kyrgyz State Medical Institute for...

GCF okays $250m for ADB-led Glaciers to Farms programme

ISLAMABAD - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $250 million for Glaciers to Farms, a flagship adaptation programme led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to build resilient water and agriculture systems for vulnerable communities in...

Seasonal flu vaccination campaign begins in Kyrgyzstan

14:18, 17 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV 14:18, 17 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek AIGYROV Kyrgyzstan has launched its seasonal influenza vaccination campaign, the Department of State...

Kyrgyzstani in Turkey gives birth and leaves newborn on terrace — baby dies

11:56, 11 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Elena KHOKHLOVA 11:56, 11 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Elena KHOKHLOVA In the Turkish city of Bodrum, a 19-year-old citizen of Kyrgyzstan, identified as Zh. U. k., gave...

India, Central Asian nations discuss Afghanistan, regional security cooperation in Bishkek

The European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Gilles Bertrand, has urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to exercise restraint and de-escalate rising border tensions during a press conference in Kabul at the conclusion of his visit on Thursday....

Digitalization of emergency care discussed at Bishkek Emergency Medicine Center

10:51, 17 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 10:51, 17 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Deputy Minister of Health for Digital Development of Kyrgyzstan, Nurgul Adnaeva, held an...

Hospitals in Kyrgyzstan upgrading medical equipment

16:33, 10 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD 16:33, 10 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD Hospitals across Kyrgyzstan are upgrading their medical equipment. The state procurement portal...

KYRGYZSTAN: Secret police raid, police fine Baptists for "illegal" worship meeting

On 14 September, National Security Committee (NSC) secret police officers alongside officials of the regime's National Agency for Religious Affairs and Interethnic Relations raided the Sunday worship service of the Council of Churches Baptist...

Ilshat Foundation builds children's infectious disease ward at Bishkek hospital

Grand opening of new children’s department of Republican Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital took place in Bishkek city. This significant event was the result of a large-scale charity project, implemented by Ilshat Public Foundation with the...

More than 50,000 people in Kyrgyzstan diagnosed with hepatitis over past 3 years

11:03, 16 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 11:03, 16 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA At least 186,000 people have received three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in Kyrgyzstan....

The Complete guide to the World Nomad Games 2026 in Kyrgyzstan

In 2026, the 6th World Nomad Games return to Kyrgyzstan, the country where it all began. From August 31 to September 6, 2026, Bishkek and Issyk-Kul will host one of the most unique festivals in the world, gathering thousands of athletes, artists,...

WFP and Koica partner to improve health and nutrition for schoolchildren in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Kyrgyzstan Republic Ministry of Education and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), has launched a three-year project worth US$10 million to boost the...

World News | NSA Ajit Doval Holds Security, Defence Talks with Kyrgyz Counterpart in Bishkek

Bishkek [Kyrgyz], October 15 (ANI): National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval met Lt. Gen. Baktybek Bekbolotov, Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic, in Bishkek on Wednesday to discuss ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in...