Freedom of worship is tenuous around the globe. The Pew Research Center's latest annual report found“high” or“very high” levels of government constra ...

Kyrgyzstan has outlawed the all-covering Islamic niqab. Authorities insists the ban does not extend to the hijab, the Islamic ...

With a decree issued by President Žaparov, a law has come into force banning clothes that entirely cover women's bodies and ...

New religion laws in Kyrgyzstan are taking effect this month, signed into law by President Sadyr Japarov in January. The ...

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, January 22. President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Zhaparov, signed a new law limiting religious influence, Trend reports. The law restricts the wearing of clothing that conceals identity ...

He appeared to be a man of contradictions — a globe-trotting aristocrat who belonged to a tradition dating back to one of the ...

Asylum-seekers are being detained because they come from Russia and Central Asia, immigrants and attorneys told The Intercept ...

President Donald Trump has undone many of Joe Biden's progressive policies, if not the damage they inflicted, in less than ...

Kyrgyzstan (MNN) — A new religion law looms over Christians in Kyrgyzstan. The constitution of the Central Asia nation guarantees freedom of religion. But years of increasing restrictions send another ...

The persecution score of Kyrgyzstan increased by 7 points ... According to the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa, quoted in the report, 30,880 civilians have been killed in Nigeria ...

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has issued its first travel advisory in 20 years, as part of attempts to curb human trafficking.The FIA Headquarters has sent a letter to Deputy Directors of ...