Author: Meder Israilov

Forces from both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan committed apparent war crimes in attacks on civilians during their brief but intense armed border conflict in September 2022, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 69-page report, “‘When We Moved, They Shot’: Laws of War Violations in the September 2022 Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan Border Conflict,” is the most detailed human rights account to date of the 4 days of fighting in 2022, from September 14 to 17. Kyrgyz forces shot at ambulances and cars carrying civilians and, in 1 incident, killed at least 10 civilians in a laser-guided bomb attack on a town square. Tajik forces…

“I was only 9 when I first saw a snow leopard with my father. He was a ranger bringing injured animals found in the mountains to the veterinarian,” says Asanbek Sasukilov, 62, a beekeeper and herder. “I was sitting close to the cage. Suddenly, the snow leopard started to roar, and I ran away.” For Sasukilov, snow leopards (Panthera uncia) have always been a part of his life. The same is true for those in other communities living in the area surrounding the Ala-Too mountains, in northern Kyrgyzstan. The difference is that they’re now involved in big cat conservation programs being implemented…

The Republic of Indonesia and the Kyrgyz Republic mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on 5 April 2023. In this important occasion, the Leaders and Foreign Ministers of the two countries congratulated each other for achieving another milestones of friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation. The President of Indonesia, H.E Joko Widodo conveyed the wishes and commitment of Indonesia to enhance the cooperation with Kyrgyzstan in various fields, both at bilateral level and in the international fora in the coming years. Meanwhile the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, H.E. Sadyr Japarov deemed Indonesia as a promising partner for…

Iran’s Greco-Roman team will participate in the “Ranking Series” in Kyrgyzstan. The Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev will be held in Bishkek from June 1 to 4. Pooya Dadmarz (55kg), Mehdi Mohsennejhad (60kg), Iman Mohammadi (63kg), Danial Sohrabi (67kg), Mohammad Reza Geraei (72kg), Mohammad Ali Geraei (77kg), Alireza Mehmadi (82kg), Naser Alizadeh (87kg), Mehdi Bali and Mohammad Amin Saravi (97kg) and Amin Mirzadeh (130kg) will represent Iran in the competition. The World Ranking Series is one of the most important tournaments in wrestling and is conducted under the supervision of UWW. Source : Tasnim News Agency

Mongolia will share its experience with Kyrgyzstan in solving the problem of smog, the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic reported, Kazinform has learnt from Kabar. Deputy head of the ministry Medetbek Mametov discussed cooperation in this direction at a meeting with Ambassador of Mongolia to Kyrgyzstan Ganhuyag Sodnom. They discussed the possibility of studying the principles of quantitative measurement of carbon dioxide indicators, as well as the issues of concluding intergovernmental agreements in the field of ecology. The ambassador shared Mongolia’s experience on subsidies to the manufacturing sector (replacing raw…

Sunday’s statement means the current death toll on the Kyrgyzstan side is at least 36, while Tajikistan has not provided exact figures for its dead. Clashes erupted around the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border on Friday, with both sides accusing one another of using tanks, mortars, rocket artillery and drones — at times, against civilian settlements. A cease-fire was imposed later that day. It has held to some degree, though the two Central Asian countries have repeatedly claimed the other is violating the agreement. Border disputes have plagued the ex-Soviet republics since their independence from the USSR in the 90s. Nearly half of their…

Kenes Rakishev, former special envoy of the Kazakh government and current chairman of Fincraft Resources signed a memorandum of understanding, as well as a shareholder agreement with the Indian holding Monnet Group on the establishment of a joint venture in Kazakhstan for the production of ferroalloys. The company was named TB Alloys Kazakh Limited.The new plant is planned to be located in the industrial zone of the Taraz city. The company has already started pre-project work. At the first stage, the planned capacity of the enterprise will be up to 50 thousand tons of ferrosilicon per year with a gradual…

AKIPRESS.COM – Unstable weather is expected on January 9-10 and January 11 at night, Kyrgyz weather agency Kyrgyzhydromet said. Snowfalls are expected all over the country with sticking of wet snow on wires and trees, roads covered with snow, ice and snowdrifts. In some areas, the western wind is expected to increase to 15-20 m/s. On January 10-11, air temperature is expected to drop: Further decrease in air temperature is expected on January 12-13: Such abnormally cold air temperatures will complicate cattle grazine, work of transport, telecommunications, power and utilities companies.source: akipress

On December 24, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov made a phone call to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. Sadyr Japarov congratulated President Ilham Aliyev on his birthday, and wished him success in his activities for the development of Azerbaijan and robust health. President Ilham Aliyev thanked the President of Kyrgyzstan for the attention and congratulations. During the phone conversation, the sides hailed the successful development of friendly and brotherly relations in 2022, and emphasized the contribution of the official visit of the President of Kyrgyzstan to Azerbaijan and the state visit of the President of…