kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
When ex-president Askar Akaev lost his president’s seat during the so-called “Tulip revolution” in March 2005, many thought that whoever takes the position of the president of Kyrgyzstan after Akaev would not ever repeat his ...
Institute for War & Peace Reporting (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Kyrgyz contributor selected as finalist in Asian journalism award. By Saule Mukhametrakhimova in London (30-Oct-09)
Registan.net (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Democracy in Kyrgyzstan – did it come too early and is it too expensive to afford? Since the ousting of Askar Akayev, one of the most democracy-friendly authoritarian rulers in Central Asia in so-called ‘Tulip Revolution’, the hope for democracy has been steadily declining despite all the initial euphoria. The most resent analysis of this failure [...]
Global Security (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
French and Spanish troops have left a Kyrgyz airbase formerly used by the U.S. military and now functioning as a center for Pentagon transits to Afghanistan, the center's spokesman said on Monday.
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Armenian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan handed his credentials to Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Aravanski reports that the Kyrgyzstan President announced extensive reforms in public administration system, including a massive reduction of the number of officials.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyevon Thursday issued a decree, approving the new cabinet submitted by the newly-appointed Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov. The security service and foreign ministry would now be under direct control of the presidency. Measures also included the dismissal of 40 percent of public sector workers, according to Kabar news agency. The new government structure was also approved...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
The director of a circus arena says an ice-skating bear turned on its trainers, killing one and seriously wounding another.
Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
BY EVAN SPARLING Sasha, a 17 year-old ethnic Korean student in Bishkek, only knows one word in Korean: hello. She has lived all her life in the former Soviet Union, speaks Russian, and physically resembles a Kyrgyz so much that few can guess her true ethnicity. She does not even know when, exactly, her relatives migrated to the Soviet Union. But none of this stops her from emphatically declaring, "Of...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Kyrgyzstan's parliament overwhelmingly backed measures Thursday to broaden the president's powers and drastically streamline the government.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Kyrgyzstan's parliament overwhelmingly backed measures Thursday to broaden the president's powers and drastically streamline the government.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Kyrgyzstan's parliament overwhelmingly backed measures Thursday to broaden the president's powers and drastically streamline the government.
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
A performing bear turned violent during a show at a circus in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, killing one man and injuring another, a health ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
The Kyrgyz parliament approved on Thursday massive governmental reforms in the former Soviet republic.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev appoints a close ally as his new prime minister, after the previous premier resigns.
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