“What is she doing here?” Kloop’s Investigation into Inequality in the...

Women in Kyrgyzstan are increasingly less likely to be appointed to senior management positions in the country. Kloop investigates the reasons behind this phenomenon...

The Ministry of Health is silent. Humanitarian aid for the fight...

From the start of the pandemic, the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan has received humanitarian aid for the fight against COVID-19 from foreign sponsors and Kyrgyz businessmen.

Kazakhstan, Facebook, and content. What’s going on? And is it censorship?

The company stated that such a joint statement was never released and that no exclusive access was granted to the government of Kazakhstan.

An interrogation of Bekeshev at the GKNB, underage campaigners, and Sadyr...

Bekeshev considers that his “leadership of the district” has prompted his opponents to use administrative resources.

The Face of Central Asia: Sharia Marriage, Talaq, and Wives with...

Say talaq three times and you’re free to go: if you want, throw your kids and wife out of the house, and if you want, get yourself a second wife. This is not a story from the Middle Ages—it is exactly what happens in the countries of Central Asia.

Sadyr Japarov promises not to sue the media

"You have freedom of speech — you’re acting freely right now, aren’t you?" said the president.

Threats from an Ishenim party candidate: Sherzodbek Umarbekov’s brother was removed...

The Head of the Suzak Village Government in the Jalal-Abad oblast Bekzad Abdurashidov was relieved of his duties. Kloop’s information was confirmed by the president’s plenipotentiary representation for the Jalal-Abad oblast.

Statement from Kloop, an independent media outlet from Kyrgyzstan: YouTube has...

Last week YouTube deleted one of the videos at Kloop's channel and also banned us from posting anything for a week: we were notified that the deleted content contained "harassment and bullying".

Statement from Kloop, an independent media outlet from Kyrgyzstan: YouTube must...

YouTube deleted a video from Kloop's channel on November 26 on the grounds that it contained "harassment and bullying".

The head of Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Health said that almost 30%...

On October 4, the Minister of Health and Social Development, Alymkadyr Beishenaliev, said on Birinchi Radio that 28% of the country’s population had been fully vaccinated, and 38% of people in Kyrgyzstan received their first dose. We are here to tell you what Beishenaliev left out and to give you the general idea of how the late mass vaccination campaign is going in Kyrgyzstan.

Gender Quotas: An Opportunity for Parties to Gain Power or a...

Regardless, some women have managed to get involved in politics, but they face intense pressure from men. Why does this happen? Kloop has answers.

The death of a Kyrgyz citizen in the United States: his...

According to preliminary information from the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on October 5th, Pennsylvania State Police shot and killed the Kyrgyz citizen.