295 convicted Kyrgyz nationals transferred from Russia to their homeland in 2026

In 2026 — as of November 12 — 295 citizens were transferred from Russia to Kyrgyzstan to serve their sentences in their homeland. The data was provided by the Prosecutor General's Office of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The figure has already exceeded the result for all of 2025 (237 people) and is more than four times the 2021 level (66 people). The year-by-year dynamics: 2022 — 54 people, 2023 — 79, 2024 — 128, 2025 — 237.

Another 65 Kyrgyz citizens convicted by Russian courts are awaiting transfer: the procedures for their transfer have already been completed.

Transfer was refused to 52 convicts. Of these, 21 people were convicted of crimes against sexual inviolability, seven of crimes of a terrorist nature, and another 24 of other grave crimes, including murder and kidnapping.

The Prosecutor General's Office stressed that the possibility of serving a sentence in one's country of citizenship has humanitarian significance: it allows convicts to maintain ties with their family and to prepare for a return to society.

To strengthen this work, the opening of an office of the Kyrgyz Prosecutor General's Office in Russia is expected in the near future. It will protect the rights of Kyrgyz nationals, interact with Russian agencies and help process citizens' appeals, including those held in places of detention.