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Kyrgyzstan interim President Roza Otunbayeva on Tuesday announced that the referendum seeking approval of a new constitution and a popular mandate for the interim government will be held June 27 despite ongoing ethnic...

Kyrgyzstan interim President Roza Otunbayeva on Sunday issued shoot to kill orders to the nation's military as violence continued against ethnic Uzbeks. The orders were issued after the reservists were activated and sent to quell...

The interim government of Kyrgyzstan on Thursday approved a draft constitution that will shift power from the president to the prime minister. The draft constitution defines Kyrgyzstan as a secular state and limits the president...

Officials in Kyrgyzstan's interim government said Tuesday that ousted former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev has been charged with mass murder, for which he will be tried in absentia. The charges stem from an April 7...

Officials in Kyrgyzstan's interim government said Tuesday that ousted former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev has been charged with mass murder, for which he will be tried in absentia. The charges stem from an April 7...

Kyrgyzstan interim deputy leader Omurbek Tekebayev announced Thursday that the country would hold a referendum on a new constitution on July 27. Tekebayev, part of the interim government that took power two weeks ago amid an anti-government uprising [JURIST...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Kyrgyzstan's interim government to begin a comprehensive investigation into the violence between April 6 and 8 that resulted in the overthrow of president Kurmanbek Bakiyev [BBC...

Kyrgyzstan's provisional government on Monday announced a plan to institute democratic reforms, including a referendum on a new constitution. The plan seeks to move Kyrgyzstan toward a parliamentary republic with increased checks and balances and a reduction...

The Kyrgyzstan interim government announced Sunday that it will place ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev on trial for killings that took place during the recent uprising earlier this month and for abuse of power while in...

The Kyrgyzstan Prosecutor General’s Office announced Friday that the son of deposed president Kurmanbek Bakiyev , Maksim Bakiyev, faces charges of abuse of power and misuse of state credit. Maksim Bakiyev ran Kyrgyzstan's Central Agency for Development, Investment...