17 May – Violence breaks out in Bishkek after mobs attack foreign nationals.[2]
22 May – The KyrgyzMinistry of Internal Affairs announces that ten people, six Kyrgyz nationals and four foreigners, have been detained in connection with violent riots in Bishkek the previous week.[3]
24 May – Hundreds of international students from Pakistan and other Asian countries leave Kyrgyzstan following attacks by Kyrgyz nationalist mobs on student hostels in Bishkek earlier this month.[4]
14 June – Kyrgyzstan arrests 15 alleged Islamic State supporters.[5]
24 July – Kyrgyzstan and Russia sign an agreement for the cleanup of 92 locations contaminated by more than 300 million cubic meters of toxic and radioactive waste brought about by mining during the Soviet era.[6]
30 July – Kyrgyzstan says that 94% of its border with Tajikistan has been agreed upon by officials from both countries.[7]