Kyrgyzstan

  • Sep 19, 2006
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CENTRAL ASIA: Perceptions influence military reform

Central Asia's armed forces are developing from a low base, and the progress made over the past...

Central Asia
  • Sep 13, 2006
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KYRGYZSTAN: Heroin scandal leads to resignations

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's brother, Janybek Bakiyev, resigned from his senior...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Sep 11, 2006
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KYRGYZSTAN/US: Trend of cooler relations set to remain

As Kyrgyzstan works to rebuild relations with Russia and Uzbekistan, it is gradually disengaging...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Sep 8, 2006
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KYRGYZSTAN/POLAND: Kyrgyz oppositionist arrested

A prominent Kyrgyz oppositionist and former speaker of parliament, Omurbek Tekebayev, was...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Sep 6, 2006
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JAPAN/CENTRAL ASIA: PM reaches out to Central Asia

Koizumi visited Mongolia and Central Asia last month. Through the 'Central Asia plus Japan...

Central Asia
  • Sep 5, 2006
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CENTRAL ASIA/IRAN: Tehran expands regional ties

The visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad to Central Asia in July was designed to...

Central Asia
  • Aug 28, 2006
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CENTRAL ASIA: Rising Islamism reshapes state relations

A sharp rise in sporadic violence, most likely spurred by radical Islamist groups operating from...

Central Asia
  • Aug 25, 2006
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KYRGYZSTAN/UZBEKISTAN: Refugee crisis draws criticism

US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated today that the lives of Uzbek refugees suspected of...

Kyrgyzstan