Kyrgyz mountaineer Asel Baibagysheva became the first female climber from Kyrgyzstan to scale the world’s highest peak.

Women in Kyrgyzstan are banned from wearing niqabs as the country claims they could be “attackers in disguise”. The Muslim country’s government has backed plans to fine anyone wearing the ...

Women in Kyrgyzstan will now face fines for wearing the full-body niqab, under a January ban that has now received the backing of the country's top Islamic authority.