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

A well-known singer in Kyrgyzstan, Kairat Primberdiev, was detained on suspicion of inciting ethnic hatred. This was reported ...

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

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 ...

Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan today (7 February) discussed to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. Bangladesh's Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic (resident in Tashkent, Uzbekistan), ...

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 ...

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

TEHRAN-The Iranology Foundation in Tehran is holding a knowledge-enhancement course on Iranology for a group of students from ...

Vance is right that we have positive duties to those closest to us and to harbor ill will or feel resentment toward them is ...

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