Kyrgyzstan

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The Kyrgyz government shows little sign of giving into such uncompromising demands and appears committed to the separation of church and state.
Tolekan Ismailova sent the following information to the Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) after her second night of incarceration following her arrest in December while peacefully protesting irregularities in the Kyrgyzstan elections.
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan reversed a prohibition on Muslim women being photographed for their passports wearing head scarves.
Civil society leaders are now calling on the Kyrgyz government to halt persecution of human-rights activists.
Bermet Akayeva warns against an increasingly Islamist state and the erosion of secularism.
Politics in Kyrgyzstan is what usually grabs headlines, but the country is increasingly divided over another, less understood news-making phenomenon -- polygamy.
The debate over polygamy was reopened in Kyrgyzstan with supporters including the nation's Justice Minister. Nonetheless, the decriminalization of polygamy has been rejected.
We have heard from friends from The Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan who recently requested support in the protest against initiatives that restrict women's right to abortion. They send their thanks and warm wishes to those who sent letters of support and solidarity. For now, these initiatives have not been adopted by the Kyrgyztsan Parliament.
The Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan is requesting your support in the protest against initiatives that restrict women's right to abortion.
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