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Kyrgyzstan

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Nationalist Kyrgyz opposition rally ahead of elections - Osh

Leaders of opposition parties in Osh have demanded that the government resign and return to the Constitution in 1993, and punishment for the guilty...

by RFE/RL RFE/RL in Kyrgyzstan on 01/03/2012

Our World

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

Politics

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

01/03/2012 - Nationalist Kyrgyz opposition rally ahead of elections - Osh - Kyrgyzstan - Leaders of opposition parties in Osh...
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...
20/09/2011 - Kumtor Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzstan - Germany-based journalist Mirjam Leuze...
20/09/2011 - Kumtor Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzstan - Germany-based journalist Mirjam Leuze...
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...
19/03/2011 - Bishkek's ultra-hip graffiti - Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek, capital of the Kyrgyz Republic...
28/02/2011 - Police on High Alert after Businessman's house set ablaze - Kyrgyzstan - Tensions in Nookar over the killing of...

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Osh destruction months after the ethnic attacks

Politics

Osh destruction months after the ethnic attacks

Months after the ethnic conflict between Uzbeks and Kyrgyz in Osh city, the destroyed buildings remain in ruins, without signal of reconstruction and with the risk of new disturbances. ...
by Celestino Arce, on 25th of October 2010
Nationalist Kyrgyz opposition rally ahead of elections - Osh

Politics

Nationalist Kyrgyz opposition rally ahead of elections ...

Leaders of opposition parties in Osh have demanded that the government resign and return to the Constitution in 1993, and punishment for the guilty in the interethnic conflict in Osh in...
by RFE/RL RFE/RL, on 1st of March 2012
Kumtor Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan

Environment

Kumtor Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan

Germany-based journalist Mirjam Leuze trekked to the distant Kumtor Gold Mine in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Kumtor Gold Mine is an open-pit gold mining site in Issyk Kul Province of K...
by NewEurasia Citizen Media, on 20th of September 2011
Kumtor Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan

Environment

Kumtor Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan

Germany-based journalist Mirjam Leuze trekked to the distant Kumtor Gold Mine in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Kumtor Gold Mine is an open-pit gold mining site in Issyk Kul Province of K...
by NewEurasia Citizen Media, on 20th of September 2011
Bishkek's ultra-hip graffiti

Politics

Bishkek's ultra-hip graffiti

Bishkek, capital of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan), has a thriving urban culture scene. Shirin Aitmatova, former MP and daughter of famed Soviet author Chingiz Aitmatov, photographed ...
by NewEurasia Citizen Media, on 19th of March 2011
The National Horse Games begin in Bishkek

Our World

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. ...
by RFE/RL RFE/RL, on 9th of November 2011
Protest in Osh City over recent election results

Politics

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 ...
by Nicolas Tanner, on 3rd of November 2011
Kyrgyz Republic Elections

Politics

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
by NewEurasia Citizen Media, on 30th of October 2011
Kyrgyz President calls for harmony as anger is displayed - Osh

Politics

Kyrgyz President calls for harmony as anger is displaye...

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...
by RFE/RL RFE/RL, on 10th of June 2011
National Testing begins in Kyrgyzstan

Society

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...
by NewEurasia Citizen Media, on 30th of May 2011
Police on High Alert after Businessman's house set ablaze

Politics

Police on High Alert after Businessman's house set abla...

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...
by RFE/RL RFE/RL, on 28th of February 2011
Families still in tents after June ethnic clashes

Politics

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
by RFE/RL RFE/RL, on 7th of December 2010
Explosion in Bishkek before Clinton visit

Politics

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...
by RFE/RL RFE/RL, on 30th of November 2010
Kyrgyzstan Parliament Opens its Doors

Politics

Kyrgyzstan Parliament Opens its Doors

The first session of Kyrgyzstan's newly elected parliament gets up and running in Bishkek. 10/11/2010
by RFE/RL RFE/RL, on 10th of November 2010
Osh Bazaar Destroyed

Our World

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...
by NewEurasia Citizen Media, on 27th of September 2010
Around 500 Kyrgyz attempt to occupy land - Ishkevan

Politics

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...
by RFE/RL RFE/RL, on 7th of November 2010
10 ethnic Uzbek men charged with killing Police Chief

Politics

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
by RFE/RL RFE/RL, on 29th of October 2010
Inside the tent village at Sharq

Our World

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...
by Mary Pole, on 28th of September 2010
Protesters Allege Russian Meddling In Kyrgyz Politics

Politics

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
by RFE/RL RFE/RL, on 20th of October 2010
Kyrgyzstan Votes in the Parliamentary Elections

Politics

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.
by NewEurasia Citizen Media, on 10th of October 2010

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