Jorobekov had earlier announced a motor rally against changing the flag. On December 2, Bishkek police summoned him for interrogation about the motor rally, which he had planned for December 3.

Kyrgyzstan’s parliament voted on Wednesday to change the design of the national flag after critics, including President Sadyr Japarov, said its central element looked like a sunflower which in ...

Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted on Wednesday to tweak the design of the national flag after critics, including President Sadyr Japarov, said its central element looked like a sunflower which in the ...

Kyrgyzstan’s president says one of the things stopping his country from flourishing is the national flag. The symbolism is all wrong, he says. “There are lot of people who hold the view that the ...

Kyrgyzstan’s old (left) and new (right) flag designs. Subscribe for ads-free reading. As 2024 dawned in Kyrgyzstan, a new flag fluttered over Bishkek.

Kyrgyzstan's parliament has approved a bill that tightens state controls over media outlets, in what critics say is a blow to ...

Kyrgyzstan is considering changing its more than 30-year-old flag. “I support the idea,” said President Sadyr Japarov. “Our flag looks likes a sunflower; with this the country cannot rise ...

An initiative to tweak Kyrgyzstan’s flag steams ahead after lawmakers passed the first of three readings of a bill amid strong criticism. Top officials -- including President Sadyr Japarov ...

Kyrgyzstan has decided that it's time to make changes to its flag The nation's parliament has voted to give the sun at the flag's center, straighter rays. The change comes after critics said the ...

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) – Lawmakers in tightly-controlled Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday backed a proposal to modify the country's flag so that it will feature sun rays, arguing the move would boost ...

Kyrgyz lawmakers approved a bill in final reading on December 20 amending Kyrgyzstan's national flag amid protests. The draft legislation, initiated by President Sadyr Japarov, ...