Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed into law a bill that obliges all officials to be able to speak Kyrgyz for official purposes. According to the bill, approved by lawmakers in May, the Kyrgyz ...

On this, the 20th, anniversary of the adoption of Kyrgyz as the state language, government language policies remain a source of contention in Kyrgyzstan. For members of ethnic minority groups, the ...

Controversial language legislation in Kyrgyzstan threatens to stir inter-ethnic tension in the Central Asian nation. Leaders of the country's Uzbek and Russian communities say the law denies them ...

Kyrgyz lawmakers have approved in the initial reading on January 19 a bill that would oblige all state entities, local self-governing bodies, enterprises, institutions, and organizations, regardless ...

Compared to its neighbors in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan enjoys press freedom. Yet biased, blackening and hypothetical information, which I call “low quality journalism,” prevails in Kyrgyzstan’s online ...

In Kyrgyzstan, a small country of roughly five million people, rumors play a significant role in forming opinions and forecasting the future. Although Kyrgyzstan's Russian language media is often ...

murzaki writes about the Kyrgyz language test, which is a part of the presidential candidates registration in Kyrgyzstan. Some observers believe this exam may be a tool of screening away unwanted ...

By Lindsey Cliff The Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) has evolved its approach toward Tajikistan, shifting from explicit support for neighbour Kyrgyzstan during border conflicts to more inclusive ...