KYRGYZSTAN: Two Muslim men jailed for mosque closure protest
On 26 February, Kara-Suu District Court jailed prisoners of conscience Asadullo Madraimov and Mamirzhan Tashmatov for three years and two...
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KYRGYZSTAN: Raids, closures of mosques, madrassahs, Muslim critics arrested
After raids and closures of mosques and madrassahs in Osh Region, three members of the Al-Sarakhsi Mosque community who protested...
KYRGYZSTAN: Repressive draft new Religion Law out for public discussion
The Chair of the State Commission for Religious Affairs, Toygonbay Abdykarov, insisted to Forum 18 that the proposed new Religion...
KYRGYZSTAN: Six-month jail term for questioning official religious policy
On 13 September, Protestant Aytbek Tynaliyev completed his six-month jail term. Arrested in May, a Chuy Region court convicted him...
KYRGYZSTAN: Fear of state reprisals for registration applications grows
Many smaller churches have not sought state registration, Protestants say, as they are "afraid of state reprisals for themselves as...
KYRGYZSTAN: Raids and fines on Catholics, Protestants, Hare Krishna devotees
A Catholic church has been raided and two nuns fined for reading the Bible at Mass, following which the Catholic...
KYRGYZSTAN: Violent attacks continue in 2022 and into 2023
Violent attacks against non-Muslims in regions outside the capital Bishkek have continued in 2022 and into 2023, local Protestants told...
