Kyrgyzstan

  • Mar 25, 2010
  • 2 min read

KYRGYZSTAN: 'Tulip' anniversary stirs discontent

President Kurmanbek Bakiyev yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the 'Tulip Revolution' that...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Mar 23, 2010
  • 7 min read

CENTRAL ASIA: Kyrgyz-US base cannot ease insecurities

Kyrgyzstan's first all-volunteer military unit has been established, the president's office...

Central Asia
  • Mar 18, 2010
  • 2 min read

KYRGYZSTAN/US: Bishkek unveils plans for Batken base

The Kyrgyz government yesterday released details about the establishment of a joint...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Mar 17, 2010
  • 2 min read

KYRGYZSTAN: Protests gather momentum as prices rise

Approximately 3,000 opposition supporters demonstrated in Bishkek today against higher heating...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Jan 19, 2010
  • 2 min read

CENTRAL ASIA: Uzbek-Kyrgyz border clashes increasing

Kyrgyzstan's state border service announced yesterday that a serviceman was injured during an...

Central Asia
  • Jan 12, 2010
  • 2 min read

KYRGYZSTAN: Isakov sentencing prompts hunger strike

Oppositionist former Defence Minister Ismail Isakov was sentenced to eight years in prison and...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Dec 23, 2009
  • 2 min read

KYRGYZSTAN: Bakiyev implicated in journalist's death

Leading opposition journalist Gennady Pavlyuk died in hospital yesterday, one week after he was...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Oct 30, 2009
  • 2 min read

KYRGYZSTAN: Family ties consolidate Bakiyev's power

President Kurmanbek Bakiyev yesterday appointed his 32-year-old son Maksim chief of the Agency...

Kyrgyzstan