Kyrgyzstan has outlawed the all-covering Islamic niqab. Authorities insists the ban does not extend to the hijab, the Islamic ...

Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday gave their backing to new government proposals for tighter controls on religion, prompted by concern about a rise in extremism in the central Asian state.

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, January 22. President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Zhaparov, signed a new law limiting religious influence, ...

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed into law a measure prohibiting the wearing of face coverings, including full-face ...