Pastor Remains in Medical Unit of Kyrgyzstan Prison

November 3, 2025 — On Sept. 25, an imprisoned Kyrgyzstan pastor was transferred to the medical unit of the prison to receive treatment for injuries from his arrest 10 months earlier. The transfer delayed his court date to appeal his sentence. Pavel Shreider,...

Christians in Former-Soviet Central Asian Nations Increasingly Face Persecution

June 12, 2025 — 6/12/2025 Central Asia (International Christian Concern) — Formerly part of the USSR, the five “stan” countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — have a mix of ex-Soviet authoritarianism...

Kyrgyzstan Continues Persecution of Christians, despite Human Rights Obligations

January 24, 2022 — January 20, 2022 (International Christian Concern) – Forum 18 recently released a religious freedom survey outlining Kyrgyzstan’s human rights violations. Kyrgyzstan’s new constitution was approved on 11 April 2021 to...

Kyrgyz Christian Convert Falsely Imprisoned in China

March 19, 2019 — 03/19/2019 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A Kyrgyz musician from the province of Xinjiang has been wrongfully accused, imprisoned, and tortured for his faith in China. According to persecution watchdog...

American Priest’s Heart for Kyrgyzstan

March 12, 2019 — 3/12/19 Kyrgyzstan (International Christian Concern)- All religious organizations are required to register with the government in Kyrgyzstan. Of the 300 registered groups, more than 210 of those are Christian churches....

Christians in Kyrgyzstan Suffer Under Government Indifference

March 11, 2019 — 3/11/19 Kyrgyzstan (International Christian Concern)- In the aftermath of an October 2018 attack on Eldos Sattar uuly of the Isskyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan, several other Christians and friends of Sattar...

Are ISIS Militants Going Back to Kyrgyzstan?

May 29, 2018 — ICC Note: Kyrgyz authorities estimate that about 600 citizens traveled to Iraq and Syria to train with extremist groups like ISIS. Within the last 12 months, there has been a...

Leaders Recognize Religious Radicalization as Problem in Central Asian States

March 5, 2018 — ICC Note: From February 22-23, 2018, five Central Asian and European Union leaders met to discuss the most pressing issues surrounding Central Asia. One of the topics included religious radicalization....

In Kyrgyzstan, Muslims Harass Religious Minorities Who are Burying Their Dead

February 2, 2018 — ICC Note: Despite a Muslim imam’s confession that he led a “mob” to block the burial of a Christian in a public cemetery, authorities refuse to punish the imam. Forum...

Kyrgyzstan Christians Have Little Faith in Law Enforcement

January 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Kyrgyzstan, a small Central Asian country, is regularly monitored by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for violations of religious freedom. Religious restrictions against minorities have...

No Effective Punishment for Body Snatching in Kyrgyzstan

January 26, 2017 — ICC Note: In 2016, roughly 70 people were involved with a mob that dug up the body of a Christian twice in Kyrgyzstan and reburied it elsewhere without informing the...

Christians Live in State of Fear for Exercising their Beliefs in Kyrgyzstan

November 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Kyrgyzstan is one of the most closed off nations in the world. It typically only recognizes two faiths Islam, and the Russian Orthodox Church. There is a small...

Authorities in Kyrgyzstan to Investigate case of Christian Mother Buried Three Times

October 28, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In a surprising story, Kyrgyz authorities are investigating the reason for why a mixed religious family was forced to bury their late Christian mother 3 times. The family,...

Christian Daughter Denied Burial of Mother in Kyrgyzstan by Muslim and Orthodox Leaders

October 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In what can only be a scene dreamed up in a strange melancholic film, a family in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan was forced to bury and...

Kyrgyzstan’s New Referendum Could Put Human Rights at Risk

September 22, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Kyrgyzstan's parliament and president are in the process of working towards holding a referendum in December to make changes to their constitution. They would be following many other...

Fear of Corrupting Social Order Sees Catholic Numbers Dwindle in Kyrgyzstan

September 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Majority of the 1,000 Catholics who call Kyrgyzstan home entered the church through German and other European migrants during the height of Stalin's paranoia in Russia. Since...