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Kyrgyzstan after April 19. The authorities finish off the opposition

Kyrgyzstan after April 19. The authorities finish off the opposition

23.04.2007 11:14 msk Analytics Kyrgyzstan

When protesters met the police with rocks on April 19, the protest rally in central Bishkek initially proclaimed as continuing was immediately dispersed. The Prosecutor General's Office opened a case (organization of mass disturbances). General public in the meantime took the developments in stride

Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek Protest Erupts in Violence

Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek Protest Erupts in Violence

20.04.2007 18:25 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

The mass protest rally taking place on the main Bishkek square for several days was broken up on Thursday evening by forces of Kyrgyz law enforcement bodies. Dispersal of demonstration was preceded by a crowd of up to 100 young men throwing stones and bottles at militiamen, guarding the Government H

Kyrgyzstan: Opposition is to demand immediate resignation of the President on Monday

Kyrgyzstan: Opposition is to demand immediate resignation of the President on Monday

16.04.2007 09:04 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

While answering a question at a press conference on Sunday whether carrying out negotiations of opposition leaders with the President Kurmanbek Bakiev was possible, Felix Kulov declared, new demands on immediate resignation of the head of the state and forming national accord government would be rai

Kyrgyzstan: the Parliament is recommended considering project of the Constitution only after Constitutional court’s conclusion

Kyrgyzstan: the Parliament is recommended considering project of the Constitution only after Constitutional court’s conclusion

13.04.2007 12:45 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

On Friday, April 13, session of Jogorku Kenesh (national parliament) committee on constitutional legislation, state structure and legality, headed by deputy Iskhak Masaliev took place, AKI Press informs.

April 2007 and March 2005: the differences

April 2007 and March 2005: the differences

02.04.2007 11:54 msk Analytics Kyrgyzstan

As far as the southern part of Kyrgyzstan is concerned, late March and early April this year are like early March 2005. The situation now is different from what it was like at the onset of the Tulip Revolution two years ago of course, but certain resemblance is nevertheless undeniable. The oppositio

Roza Otunbayeva: We do not insist on the president's resignation

Roza Otunbayeva: We do not insist on the president's resignation

02.04.2007 11:51 msk Interview Kyrgyzstan

Roza Otunbayeva. Photo by Ferghana.Ru Visit Ferghana.Ru Gallery for other photos of politicians of Central Asian countries Roza Otunbayeva, the politician ex-president Askar Akayev called "locomotive force of the opposition" two years ago, met with Osh journalists. Otunbayeva is coordinator of the n

«Unfinished construction site» of the Kyrgyz revolution

«Unfinished construction site» of the Kyrgyz revolution

28.03.2007 10:54 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan

The second anniversary of the Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan was fouled up - at least in its cradle, the city of Jalalabad. It had been in Jalalabad, a city in the Kyrgyz part of the Ferghana Valley, that the chain of events started to eventually topple Askar Akayev's regime.

Kyrgyz parliament turns down abolition of prosecution for polygamy

Kyrgyz parliament turns down abolition of prosecution for polygamy

26.03.2007 10:53 msk Human Rights Kyrgyzstan

The Jogorku Kenesh (national parliament) discussed abolition of prosecution for polygamy. Acting legislation (Article 153 of the Criminal Code) stipulates up to two years imprisonment for polygamy. Its abolition was suggested by Justice Minister Marat Kaiypov.

Kyrgyzstan: Ferghana.Ru publication: a follow-up

Kyrgyzstan: Ferghana.Ru publication: a follow-up

21.03.2007 12:00 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan

Osh city administration ordered insulting anti-Uzbek graffiti (at the intersection of Alisher Navoi Street and Aitiyev Street) painted over. City fathers believe that the perpetrators must have aimed at staging a provocation.

Insulting graffiti in Osh, Kyrgyzstan

Insulting graffiti in Osh, Kyrgyzstan

19.03.2007 12:11 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan

Graffiti in Osh streets. Photo by Ferghana.Ru news agency "Sarts, Get Out" (see photo) graffiti appealed at the intersections of Alisher Navoi and Aitiyev streets in the city of Osh. Who sprayed it on the walls of the building of the former municipal truck fleet or why is anybody's guess for the tim

Religious zest interferes with education

Religious zest interferes with education

16.03.2007 13:31 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan

Jangi Asr or New Age, Uzbek society in the city of Jalalabad in the southern part of Kyrgyzstan, appeals to imam of the city mosques to try and impart to the youth importance of secular education.

Ex-premier Felix Kulov elaborates on his plans to return to the opposition

Ex-premier Felix Kulov elaborates on his plans to return to the opposition

07.03.2007 13:58 msk Interview Kyrgyzstan

Former prime minister Felix Kulov called a press conference in Bishkek on March 5.

Cable-way on Suleiman Mountain: business or sacrilege?

Cable-way on Suleiman Mountain: business or sacrilege?

27.02.2007 16:29 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan

Construction of a cable-way on the sacred Suleiman-too Mountain in the center of Osh may spoil and ruin the most sacral site in the Ferghana Valley. Non-governmental organizations are screaming bloody murder but the local authorities only see the holy place as a source of income - or so it certainly

The wearing of hijab remains a problem of secondary schools in southern Kyrgyzstan

The wearing of hijab remains a problem of secondary schools in southern Kyrgyzstan

21.02.2007 12:10 msk Kyrgyzstan Religious life

Administration of two secondary schools in the settlement of Kyzyljar (Jalalabad region of Kyrgyzstan) do not permit a group of girls to attend studies demanding that they take off the hijabs. The girls refuse to put up with the demand. Local authorities and the district directorate of public educat

Another group of refugees depart Bishkek for the third countries

Another group of refugees depart Bishkek for the third countries

21.02.2007 09:34 msk Human Rights Kyrgyzstan

Sources in the Bishkek office of the Directorate of the UN High Commissar for Refugees maintain that another group of refugees departed Kyrgyzstan for the United States, Canada, and Austria. Numbering 19 people, the group mostly comprises citizens of Uzbekistan who ended up in the neighbor country i

Kyrgyzstan: Where will ex-premier Felix Kulov go?

Kyrgyzstan: Where will ex-premier Felix Kulov go?

07.02.2007 11:34 msk Analytics Kyrgyzstan

Portraits of Felix Kulov and others from the Ferghana.Ru Gallery, Kyrgyzstan

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