Kyrgyzstan

  • Jan 8, 2008
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Hizb ut-Tahrir channels disaffection

Hizb ut-Tahrir appears to be a rising force. In some quarters, there is growing alarm at its...

  • Dec 19, 2007
  • 2 min read

KYRGYZSTAN: Court eases entry into parliament

The Supreme Court yesterday declared invalid the second threshold for parties to win seats in...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Dec 17, 2007
  • 1 min read

KYRGYZSTAN: President strengthened after polls

The pro-presidential Ak Zhol party has won every seat in the 90-seat legislature in the...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Oct 25, 2007
  • 2 min read

UZBEKISTAN: Uzbek journalist killed in Kyrgyzstan

The editor of an Uzbek-language newspaper, Alisher Saipov, was shot dead in the Kyrgyz town of...

Uzbekistan
  • Oct 23, 2007
  • 7 min read

KYRGYZSTAN: President's party set to win December poll

A national referendum on October 21 endorsed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's proposed new...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Oct 22, 2007
  • 2 min read

KYRGYZSTAN: Snap elections expected after referendum

President Kurmanbek Bakiyev dissolved parliament today following the weekend referendum on...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Sep 7, 2007
  • 7 min read

CENTRAL ASIA: Migration stabilises but remains high

The five states of Central Asia have experienced significant outward and intra-regional migration...

Central Asia
  • Aug 17, 2007
  • 7 min read

RUSSIA/CHINA/CENTRAL ASIA: Security dominates SCO aims

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit took place in Bishkek yesterday. The SCO...

Central Asia