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The National Horse Games begin in Bishkek

To the Kyrgyz, a horse is a prized possession, and horsemanship a much-prized skill, with the most part of their life, nomads are on the saddle from...

by RFE/RL RFE/RL in Kyrgyzstan on 09/11/2011

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Protest in Osh City over recent election results

Recent election results in Kyrgyzstan have prompted protests as supporters of Adakhan Madumarov and Kamchybek Tashiev gathered for a mass...

by Nicolas Tanner in Kyrgyzstan on 03/11/2011

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Kyrgyz Republic Elections

Kyrgyz people took to the polls to elect a President to replace the country's interim leader, Roza Otunbayeva. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 30th October...

by NewEurasia Citizen Media in Kyrgyzstan on 30/10/2011

09/11/2011 - The National Horse Games begin in Bishkek - Kyrgyzstan - To the Kyrgyz, a horse is a prized...
03/11/2011 - Protest in Osh City over recent election results - Kyrgyzstan - Recent election results in Kyrgyzstan...
30/10/2011 - Kyrgyz Republic Elections - Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz people took to the polls to...
10/06/2011 - Kyrgyz President calls for harmony as anger is displayed - Osh - Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzstan's President Roza...
30/05/2011 - National Testing begins in Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzstan - For the past ten years, around this...
28/02/2011 - Police on High Alert after Businessman's house set ablaze - Kyrgyzstan - Tensions in Nookar over the killing of...
07/12/2010 - Families still in tents after June ethnic clashes - Kyrgyzstan - Dozens of families in the southern...
30/11/2010 - Explosion in Bishkek before Clinton visit - Kyrgyzstan - Two police officers and a nurse have...
10/11/2010 - Kyrgyzstan Parliament Opens its Doors - Kyrgyzstan - The first session of Kyrgyzstan's...
07/11/2010 - Around 500 Kyrgyz attempt to occupy land - Ishkevan - Kyrgyzstan - A group of some 500 Kyrgyz, most of...

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The National Horse Games begin in Bishkek
To the Kyrgyz, a horse is a prized possession, and horsemanship a much-prized skill, with the most part of their life, nomads are on the saddle from their childhood to a venerable age. ...
Protest in Osh City over recent election results
Recent election results in Kyrgyzstan have prompted protests as supporters of Adakhan Madumarov and Kamchybek Tashiev gathered for a mass demonstration, stating that the elections were ...
Kyrgyz Republic Elections
Kyrgyz people took to the polls to elect a President to replace the country's interim leader, Roza Otunbayeva. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 30th October, 2011
Kyrgyz President calls for harmony as anger is displayed - Osh
Kyrgyzstan's President Roza Otunbaeva has marked the first anniversary of deadly ethnic violence in her country with a call for tolerance and understanding between Krygyz and ethni...
National Testing begins in Kyrgyzstan
For the past ten years, around this time of the year, more than 30 thousand high school graduates participate in the National Testing - a set of written exams necessary to enroll in uni...
Police on High Alert after Businessman's house set ablaze
Tensions in Nookar over the killing of a local tax inspector. Police say a group of some 500 people in southern Kyrgyzstan set fire to the house of a businessman they blame for ordering...
Families still in tents after June ethnic clashes
Dozens of families in the southern Kyrgyz village of Shark who lost their homes during ethnic violence in the summer still live in tents. Kyrgyzstan. 07/12/2010
Explosion in Bishkek before Clinton visit
Two police officers and a nurse have been wounded in Bishkek in an explosion Kyrgyz authorities are blaming on militants possibly trained in foreign terrorist camps. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan...
Kyrgyzstan Parliament Opens its Doors
The first session of Kyrgyzstan's newly elected parliament gets up and running in Bishkek. 10/11/2010
Osh Bazaar Destroyed
Osh bazaar is one of the largest bazaars in Bishkek but it has changed dramatically with violence that has ravaged the city of Osh in June this year and destroyed almost all the infrast...
Around 500 Kyrgyz attempt to occupy land - Ishkevan
A group of some 500 Kyrgyz, most of them from the city of Osh and the Nookat, Aravan, and Alai districts, showed up in i the Uzbek-populated villages of Ishkevan and Kyzyl-Kyshtak attem...
10 ethnic Uzbek men charged with killing Police Chief
10 ethnic Uzbek men charged with killing Adylbek Sultanov, the ethnic Kyrgyz head of police in the Kara-Suu district of Osh, Kyrgyzstan. 29/10/2010
Inside the tent village at Sharq
Residents of the Sharq area of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, still living in a tent village as their houses are rebuilt by international aid organizations following ethnic violence in June. Osh, Kyr...
Protesters Allege Russian Meddling In Kyrgyz Politics
About a dozen activists picketed the Russian Embassy in Bishkek to protest what they termed Russian meddling in Kyrgyz domestic politics. Bishek, Kyrgyzstan. 20/10/2010
Kyrgyzstan Votes in the Parliamentary Elections
To the relief of Kyrgyz officials and foreign observers, voting proceeded calmly during Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary elections. Kyrgyzstan. 10/10/2010.
Posters of the election campaign in Kyrgyzstan
The many political campaign advertisements for the upcoming Kyrgysztan elections. Bishkek. 09/10/2010
Osh votes in the Kyrgyz parliamentary elections
Osh votes waiting to cast their votes in Kyrgyz parliamentary election, Osh, Kyrgyzstan. 10/10/2010
Posters of the election campaign in Kyrgyzstan
As the official campaign season kicked off for national Kyrgyz elections on September 10, 29 parties were officially in the running for seats in the country's parliament. Kyrgyzsta...
Osh tries to rebuild itself amid more trouble
Osh is being cleaned of rubble created after June unrest, Osh, Kyrgyzstan. 09/09/2010
Mayor Melis Myrzakmatov addresses his supporters in Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Osh city Mayor Melis Myrzakmatov, addresses his supporters during a public rally in central Osh, Kyrgyzstan. 20/08/2010