Social media is increasingly influencing how young Kyrgyz people learn about Islam, observe religious practices, and form their understanding of what it means to be a «good Muslim.» This is the conclusion reached by Baktygul Shabdan, a researcher at Goethe University Frankfurt.
The U.S. Embassy in Bishkek announced an expansion of the review of online activity of applicants for nonimmigrant visas.
Kyrgyzstan will only reopen access to TikTok social media platform after the launch of equipment capable of blocking certain prohibited content. Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS), Alisher Erbaev, announced this at a parliamentary session today.
Kyrgyzstani Eldiyar Zarypbekov has signed a contract with Russian football club Leningradets. It was announced on the FC’s social media page.
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev instructed the Ministry of Culture to develop designs for business attire for civil servants with national elements. Daiyrbek Orunbekov, Head of the Information Policy Service of the Presidential Administration, published a video of the meeting on his social media page.
UFC Champion Valentina Shevchenko shared a series of photos on social media, captioning the post: «Wonderful days in Kyrgyzstan.»
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov commented on a video of a rockfall on the alternative North-South road on social media.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan issued an appeal to citizens regarding provocative and unverified reports circulating on social media.
Hail has hit Ala-Buka district of Jalal-Abad region. Local residents are posting footage on social media.
Accounts allegedly linked to former State Committee for National Security (SCNS) chief Kamchybek Tashiev have appeared on social media and are spreading false information, the head of the Presidential Administration’s Information Policy Service, Daiyrbek Orunbekov, said in a social media post.
Mudflows hit Tash-Kumyr after heavy rains. Eyewitnesses reported on social media.
Heavy rain flooded Ak-Suu—Karakol road. Video from the scene has been posted on social media.
An act of vandalism was reported at the South-Western cemetery in Bishkek. Videos from the scene were shared by social media users on May 24.
The first batches of fuel and lubricants from China have arrived in Kyrgyzstan. A video showing fuel trucks was posted on social media.
Former Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan Aida Salyanova proposed that the Cabinet of Ministers and members of the Zhogorku Kenesh consider introducing a four-day workweek on a pilot basis. She published her video message on social media.
Kyrgyzstan’s representative Myktybek Orolbai will have his next fight on August 15 in Philadelphia, USA, as part of the UFC 330 tournament, he announced on social media.
Airports of Kyrgyzstan OJSC commented on the tree felling along the road leading to Manas International Airport. Eyewitnesses had previously reported on social media that poplars were being removed along the road.
A car hit a woman and three children in the village of Tashlak, Kara-Suu district of Osh region. Video of the accident is shared on social media.
Activist Mavlyan Askarbekov has been detained by officers of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) for 48 hours, journalist Adilet Aitikeev reported on social media.
Another citizen of Kyrgyzstan has been detained in Turkey. According to his wife, Ermek Sabyrzhanov was arrested at an airport on suspicion of alleged links to the FETO organization. The information was shared on social media by his relatives.
