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The residents of Chek village in the border area are asking to relocate them to Kyrgyzstan

The residents of Chek village in the border area are asking to relocate them to Kyrgyzstan

04.06.2009 13:16 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan

The residents of Chek village in the border area are asking President Kurmanbek Bakiev to relocate them to Kyrgyzstan . According to the letter, addressed to the Head of state, if the requirement is not fulfilled the local residents are going to start protest actions.

Miroslav Niyazov: We have acute shortage of political forces, able to lead the country out of crisis

Miroslav Niyazov: We have acute shortage of political forces, able to lead the country out of crisis

15.05.2009 14:39 msk Interview Kyrgyzstan

On May 15 Reporter-Bishkek newspaper published the interview with former Kyrgyz Republic Security Council Secretary, Miroslav Niyazov. Ferghana.Ru presents the interview to the readers, where he says about possible loss of statehood by Kyrgyzstan, complex situation in the country and disability and

Kyrgyzstan: Three journalists became the winners of Alisher Saipov annual award

Kyrgyzstan: Three journalists became the winners of Alisher Saipov annual award

12.05.2009 15:47 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan

On May 12, 2009 the Alisher Saipov annual award for achievements in journalism was presented in Osh, the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan. Young journalists from southern Kyrgyzstan became the winners in three nominations. Next year the geography of award will cover entire republic.

Kyrgyzstan: New Agreement on Kumtor Divides Kyrgyz Elites

Kyrgyzstan: New Agreement on Kumtor Divides Kyrgyz Elites

30.04.2009 12:51 msk Business Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz government and a Canadian gold mining investor have reached a deal over Kumtor , the largest gold mine in Kyrgyzstan . While the settlement of this long-running dispute is expected to improve the country’s sagging investment scene, divisions among influential Kyrgyz elites may become serious

Kyrgyzstan: The opposition forces demand the resignation of Kurmanbek Bakiev

Kyrgyzstan: The opposition forces demand the resignation of Kurmanbek Bakiev

27.03.2009 19:06 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

On March 27 the protest demonstrations, organized by united opposition movement, took place in the number of regions of Kyrgyzstan with the demand of early resignation of the President Kurmanbek Bakiev.

Edil Baisalov: The mission of the next President is to clean up the political area, establish new game rules and leave

Edil Baisalov: The mission of the next President is to clean up the political area, establish new game rules and leave

26.03.2009 15:57 msk Interview Kyrgyzstan

The spring of 2009 in Kyrgyzstan is expected to be traditionally active. The authorities urgently announced the date of the presidential elections and the nomination of candidates has been launched in the country. In its turn, the opposition forces are launching the mass protest demonstrations. Are

Kyrgyzstan: Internal Affairs Ministry Head to take personal control over the assault of Reporter journalist

Kyrgyzstan: Internal Affairs Ministry Head to take personal control over the assault of Reporter journalist

04.03.2009 14:28 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Syrgak Abdyldaev , the political observer of Reporter Bishkek newspaper was assaulted on March 3 at about 7pm.

Photographer Rena Effendi: I'd like to go back to Osh and discover what happened to these people

Photographer Rena Effendi: I'd like to go back to Osh and discover what happened to these people

04.02.2009 20:17 msk Interview Kyrgyzstan

Rena Effendi was born in Baku (Azerbaijan) in 1977. She began as a translator and developed interest in photography through her hobby (painting). Effendi won the National Geographic Society award "All Roads" for the story of the village of Khynalik (2008). In 2007, Photo District News listed Effendi

Kyrgyzstan: Is President Kurmanbek Bakiyev trading the US Army for Russian dollars?

Kyrgyzstan: Is President Kurmanbek Bakiyev trading the US Army for Russian dollars?

12.01.2009 09:35 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

According to the Moscow-based newspaper Vremya Novostei (see the piece "Bakiyev's Expensive Gift To Moscow" on January 12, 2009), the Kyrgyz leadership intends to officially cancel the agreement with the United States concerning Gansi AF Base on the territory of Manas (airport of the Kyrgyz capital

Kyrgyzstan: Criminal charges to be fabricated against the opposition

Kyrgyzstan: Criminal charges to be fabricated against the opposition

16.12.2008 13:43 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

On December 15, the Kyrgyz Prosecutor General's Office officially launched an investigation into the alleged theft of state funds from the Finance Ministry when it had been headed by Alikbek Jekshenkulov, one of the leaders of the Movement for Fairness nowadays. Offices of opposition parties and mov

No justice for Alisher

No justice for Alisher

24.10.2008 09:47 msk Kyrgyzstan

Alisher Saipov, a 26-year-old independent editor, was brutally silenced on October 24, 2007. An unidentified killer fired at him three times, using a Makarov pistol, in his hometown of Osh, Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan: Energy Crisis Challenges Bakiev’s Presidency

Kyrgyzstan: Energy Crisis Challenges Bakiev’s Presidency

10.09.2008 15:02 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Deep dissatisfaction brews among the Kyrgyz population as power cuts have been introduced throughout the country. Although President Bakiev hastened to reassure that heat and electricity supply will not be interrupted this winter, local observers say there are few mechanisms to make it possible, whi

Ferghana.ru Remembers Alisher Saipov on His Birthday

Ferghana.ru Remembers Alisher Saipov on His Birthday

04.09.2008 12:58 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Alisher Saipov, our colleague and prominent journalist from Kyrgyzstan, would be 27 on September 4, 2008. However, this brave and extremely talented young man did not live to see this day.

Kyrgyz Deputy Blames Department of Civil Aviation for Airplane Crash

Kyrgyz Deputy Blames Department of Civil Aviation for Airplane Crash

27.08.2008 21:01 msk Analytics Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz Department of Civil Aviation is responsible for August 24 air crash in the Bishkek airport, Kyrgyz deputy and owner of the Esen Air company, Begaly Nargozuyev, told Ferghana.ru.

Kyrgyz Prime-Minister: “My Premiership in Hands of Ak Jol Party”

Kyrgyz Prime-Minister: “My Premiership in Hands of Ak Jol Party”

15.08.2008 22:18 msk Interview Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz Prime-Minister Igor Chudinov may face dismissal after his cabinet was reprimanded by the President in late July for allegedly poor performance, inability to curb inflation, rising food prices and energy crisis. In the interview with the Reporter-Bishkek newspaper Chudinov said that ruling par

Central Asian States Should Start Negotiations over Water, Give Up Rigid Positions

Central Asian States Should Start Negotiations over Water, Give Up Rigid Positions

11.08.2008 10:03 msk Interview Kyrgyzstan

Central Asian states should stop focusing only on their own claims and positions over management of trans-border water resources and start negotiation process and be open to compromise, Vadim Sokolov, Deputy Director of Scientific and Information Centre at the Interstate Committee for Water Manageme

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