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Kyrgyzstan: A. Ivanov's widow filed a lawsuit

Kyrgyzstan: A. Ivanov's widow filed a lawsuit

22.01.2007 09:04 msk Human Rights Kyrgyzstan

Marina Ivanova, the widow of Alexander Ivanov shot by AF Base Gansi personnel, sued the US Administration for an indemnity, said a prominent lawyer who would represent her family in court.

Hailed as shahids, pilgrims from Kyrgyzstan will be interred in Saudi Arabia

Hailed as shahids, pilgrims from Kyrgyzstan will be interred in Saudi Arabia

15.01.2007 13:01 msk Kyrgyzstan Religious life

Murataly Jumanov of the Moslem Religious Directorate told Osh-TV on January 14 that the 22 pilgrims from Kyrgyzstan killed in a traffic accident last week were proclaimed shahids. They will be interred in Saudi Arabia, Jumanov said.

Deputy Kadyrjan Batyrov: The reforms are the only consolidating force in the country

Deputy Kadyrjan Batyrov: The reforms are the only consolidating force in the country

12.01.2007 20:16 msk Interview Kyrgyzstan

Kadyrjan Batyrov. Photo by Ferghana.Ru Initially promoters of the parliamentary rule in the country, leaders of the Uzbek community of Kyrgyzstan changed their mind not long ago. They now stand for the mixed form of rule where the power balance between the president and the parliament is maintained.

Kyrgyz wardens improve conditions in jails

Kyrgyz wardens improve conditions in jails

07.12.2006 17:25 msk Human Rights Kyrgyzstan

The two-day seminar in the city of Osh (it ended on December 6) became the first step to improvement of conditions in Kyrgyz jails and detention cells.

Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan appeal to the president concerning assassination of their leader

Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan appeal to the president concerning assassination of their leader

04.12.2006 13:33 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan

Expanded meeting of the Council of the Uzbek Center of National Culture of Kyrgyzstan in Osh on December 2 voted to make another appeal to President Kurmanbek Bakiyev concerning Oibek Alimjanov's assassination.

Moslems of the southern Kyrgyzstan demand supreme mufty's resignation

Moslems of the southern Kyrgyzstan demand supreme mufty's resignation

27.11.2006 11:02 msk Kyrgyzstan Religious life

Moslems from Osh, a city in the southern part of Kyrgyzstan, demand resignation the head of the Moslem Religious Directorate and the director of the State Agency for Confessions. The religious leader and the state official are blamed for discrimination of pilgrims, financial non-transparency, and pe

70% of students view their colleges and universities as corrupt

70% of students view their colleges and universities as corrupt

24.11.2006 16:38 msk Human Rights Kyrgyzstan

Photo by Nasha Versia Journalists of the youth e-magazine Nasha Versiya and several youth non-governmental organizations conducted an opinion poll among students under the slogan "Information is Crooks' Worst Enemy". "Yes, there is certainly corruption in my college," more than 70% of students in th

Business ventures of the ex-Kyrgyz president's family remain in the focus of attention of the Western media

Business ventures of the ex-Kyrgyz president's family remain in the focus of attention of the Western media

01.11.2006 12:10 msk Kyrgyzstan Media Review

"Dishonorable Alliance In The War On Terror?" is the title of the article published on MSNBC.com. NBC journalists laid hands on an FBI report claiming that the family of ex-president of Kyrgyz Askar Akayev ran an extensive international criminal network that included several American companies. Judg

Uzbekistan turns down Kyrgyzstan's request to reduce the gas tariffs

Uzbekistan turns down Kyrgyzstan's request to reduce the gas tariffs

27.10.2006 19:40 msk Business Kyrgyzstan

President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev dispatched Igor Chudinov of KyrgyzGas and Saparbek Balkibekov of Kyrgyz Power Plants to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to discuss gas tariffs, on October 26.

The United States will pay Kyrgyzstan less than it promised

The United States will pay Kyrgyzstan less than it promised

20.10.2006 16:23 msk Business Kyrgyzstan

Financial aspects of the US-Kyrgyz accord over the US AF Base on the territory of the Bishkek airport Manas became public knowledge, yesterday. Boplotbek Maripov, ex-chief editor of the newspaper Obschestvenny Reiting who had became a deputy of the national parliament, called a special press confere

Kyrgyzstan: The head of the Osh Center of Uzbek Culture assassinated

Kyrgyzstan: The head of the Osh Center of Uzbek Culture assassinated

16.10.2006 10:19 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan

Aibek Alimjanov, deputy of the municipal Kenesh [Council] and the head of the Center of Uzbek Culture, was assassinated in Osh, the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan, on October 15.

Uzbek gas will become much more expensive for Kyrgyzstan

Uzbek gas will become much more expensive for Kyrgyzstan

11.10.2006 15:38 msk Business Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekneftegaz PR Department reports that natural gas imported from Uzbekistan will cost Kyrgyzstan $100 per 1,000 cubic meters as of January 1, 2007. These days, Kyrgyzstan is paying only $40.

Kyrgyzstan: Ferghana.Ru news agency opened an office in Osh (photo)

Kyrgyzstan: Ferghana.Ru news agency opened an office in Osh (photo)

05.10.2006 14:01 msk Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan

Ferghana.Ru news agency and Central Asian Information Center opened their office at 44, Kurmanjan Datka Street, Osh, Kyrgyzstan on September 28.

Mufty of Kyrgyzstan proclaimed the late Qorasuv imam a shakhid

Mufty of Kyrgyzstan proclaimed the late Qorasuv imam a shakhid

09.08.2006 11:54 msk Kyrgyzstan Religious life

At least 5,000 people turned up at the funeral of the prominent theologian Muhammadrafik Kamalov killed in a joint Kyrgyz-Uzbek counter-terrorism operation on August 6. The service for the dead began at Kamalov's home in Qorasuv, a city in the southern part of Kyrgyzstan, at 7 p.m. on August 7.

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