The Ministry of Justice of Kyrgyzstan has issued an order to immediately terminate the activities of 50 legal entities involved in transactions with elevated sanctions-related risks, the ministry’s press service reported.
Legal protection for employees against gender discrimination, workplace violence, and sexual harassment has been strengthened in Kyrgyzstan. President Sadyr Japarov signed amendments to several laws.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a decree introducing a temporary legal regime in the area of permitting documentation. From April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027, Kyrgyzstan will implement a so-called «regulatory guillotine» mechanism.
Russia has completed the ratification process for an intergovernmental agreement with Kyrgyzstan on the legal status of representative offices of competent authorities in the areas of internal affairs and migration. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the relevant document.
Three foreign nationals have been detained in Bishkek for public order violations, including urinating and smoking in a public place. They will be deported from Kyrgyzstan after legal procedures are completed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the Order of Friendship to Prosecutor General of the Kyrgyz Republic Maksat Asanaliev. The corresponding decree was published on the Russian Federation’s legal information website.
The State Agency for Civil Service and Local Government Affairs has drafted a bill that would completely remove local kurultais from the system of local self-government. The document was prepared to eliminate legal confusion that arose after the adoption of the constitutional law «On the People’s Kurultai.»
Kyrgyzstan has approved measures under the Concept of Demographic Policy until 2040 aimed at tightening the regulation of tobacco and alcohol, including a complete ban on nasvai, raising the minimum legal age for purchasing alcohol and cigarettes to 20–21, as well as restricting their sale and advertising.
Construction of an innovative international-level hotel complex Relax-Inn will begin in Karakol city. The project will be implemented under a public-private partnership (PPP) framework using a special legal mechanism known as a «project sandbox.» The decision was approved by Cabinet Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliev, who signed a resolution launching the major tourism project in Issyk-Kul region.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has adopted a resolution establishing a council to manage the Tamchy special financial and investment zone. This zone will enjoy a special legal regime and status.
Kyrgyzstan will simplify the process of recovery of child support from debtors located in Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Belarus, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The draft law on ratifying the protocols to the Minsk and Chisinau Conventions was approved by the relevant Committee of the Zhogorku Kenesh on Judicial and Legal Issues, Law and Order, Crime and Corruption Control.
The human rights organization Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan expresses deep concern over the detention of U.S. citizen and University of Southern California professor Steve Swerdlow upon his arrival today at Manas International Airport in Bishkek. According to available information, Professor Swerdlow was detained and denied entry to the Kyrgyz Republic without a clear public explanation of the legal basis and reasons for this decision.
Canada has added seven individuals and 34 legal entities to its anti-Russian sanctions list. The document was published on the website of the Canadian Government.