3/11/19 Kyrgyzstan (International Christian Concern)- In the aftermath of an October 2018 attack on Eldos Sattar uuly of the Isskyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan, several other Christians and friends of Sattar uuly have been victim of violent attacks and unnerving threats. Those
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Three Muslim men badly beat a Christian convert in the village of Tamchi in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, on 17 October, leaving him fighting for his life. The attackers cornered Eldos, a 25-year-old convert from Islam, alone in a courtyard and attempted
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A Turkish cargo plane flying from Hong Kong has crashed into a village in Kyrgyzstan, killing all four crew and at least 33 people on the ground. The Boeing 747, operated by ACT Airlines, a subsidiary of Turkish Air, crashed
Read moreWhen her 76-year-old mother died on 13th October in Kyrgyzstan, Jyldyz had nowhere to bury her. The local Orthodox Church in Sary-Talaa refused permission for her to be interred in their cemetery, because, although she was a Christian, she was
Read moreKyrgyzstan’s parliament has passed a second reading of draft bill to allow a referendum in December on making changes to the constitution. With the MPs vote on September 22nd, the likelihood of a referendum going ahead on December 4th, as
Read moreRecently, a group of Christian believers from different parts of Kyrgyzstan visited a Christian family in their village. Janysh* and Laura* (real names protected for security reasons) are the only Christian couple in the village, and always take opportunities to
Read moreVoting in Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentary elections. held on 4th October, saw the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK), taking 27% of the vote, with five other pro-Russian parties also winning seats. The SDPK was founded by the the current President, Almazbek Atambayev. However,
Read moreWhen the 25 year old son of a Protestant Christian woman, in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, died in a car accident in early August, city authorities and a local Imam refused permission for him to be buried in
Read moreAccording to Forum 18, Kyrgyzstan’s State Commission for Religious Affairs (SCRA) is continuing to work on a draft of a new Religion Law, and seems to be ignoring civil society and UN Human Rights Committee criticism, and a Constitutional Chamber
Read moreAinagul (not her real name) was a vivacious, happy outgoing young women, studying at the State university in Bishkek, the capital city. She was also a strong Christian believer, a committed member of a local Kyrgyz church, singing on the
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