Kyrgyzstan
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- republic
- CONSTITUTION
- June 27, 2010
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on French and Russian civil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral; Supreme Council or Jorgorku Kenesh
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court; Constitutional Court
RELIGIONS
75% Muslims; 20% Russian Orthodox; 5% other
From the country
- OCTOBER 1, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
The Dzhayyl district court, Kyrgyzstan, sentenced two...
The Dzhayyl district court, Kyrgyzstan, sentenced two men to death after convicting them of murdering police officer Mirlan Abdydzhaparov
- JULY 13, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Roziyev Abdurakhman and Ibragimov Rakhman were sentenced...
Roziyev Abdurakhman and Ibragimov Rakhman were sentenced to death and another two to long prison terms in southern Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz independent fergana
- JUNE 14, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
The human rights commissioner of Kyrgyzstan, Tursunbai...
The human rights commissioner of Kyrgyzstan, Tursunbai Bakir-uulu, proposed introducing a moratorium on the death penalty
- APRIL 16, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
During a debate on the death penalty at the UNCHR,...
During a debate on the death penalty at the UNCHR, Ambassador Z
- APRIL 12, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
President Askar Akayev established a two-year moratorium on executions
President Askar Akayev established a two-year moratorium on executions
- MARCH 25, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev signed amendments to...
Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev signed amendments to the country's Criminal Code abolishing the death penalty for the attempted murder of a statesman or public official, for the attempted murder of an official in the judicial or investigative branches and f
- MARCH 19, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
The Aksy District court in Kyrgyzstan's southwestern...
The Aksy District court in Kyrgyzstan's southwestern Dzhalal-Abad Region sentenced Dayyrbek Batyrbekov to death and his brother, Kasymbek Batyrbekov, to 22 years in prison for killing a policeman
- FEBRUARY 19, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
A military court in Kyrgyzstan sentenced to death Asadullo...
A military court in Kyrgyzstan sentenced to death Asadullo Abdullayev, 24, and Ilkhom Izatullayev, 25, two Islamic militants of Uzbek nationality, after finding them guilty of plotting an explosion on December 2002 at a market in Bishkek which killed seve
- JANUARY 15, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in Kyrgyzstan could be abolished...
The death penalty in Kyrgyzstan could be abolished as early as 2006, Kyrgyz Justice Minister Kurmanbek Osmonov said
- JANUARY 1, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
Kyrgyzstan's President Askar Akayev extended the moratorium...
Kyrgyzstan's President Askar Akayev extended the moratorium on the use of the death penalty until the end of 2004
- AUGUST 7, 2003KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
The HOC delegation formed by Bruno Mellano, Antonio...
The HOC delegation formed by Bruno Mellano, Antonio Stango and Rosanna Degiovanni completed its official meetings in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan
- JULY 9, 2003KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, said...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, said he favoured an extension of the moratorium on the death penalty in Kyrgyzstan due to expire in December 2003