Kyrgyzstan
CENTRAL ASIA: Security services have growing influence
The security agencies have accumulated increasing power in Central Asia, turning the region into...
CENTRAL ASIA: Tensions fester in Ferghana Valley
With a history of violence during the perestroika period, the Ferghana Valley, where the borders...
Central AsiaKYRGYZSTAN: Opposition draws inspiration from Ukraine
A picket by some 60 supporters of opposition party Ata-Jurt (Fatherland) in front of the...
KyrgyzstanPROSPECTS 2005: CIS unlikely to copy Ukraine scenario
Recent events in Ukraine have given hope to opposition forces in other CIS countries. However,...
UkraineKYRGYZSTAN: Uighurs face growing pressure
An ethnic Uighur leader yesterday criticised the government's decision last week to cancel the...
KyrgyzstanKYRGYZSTAN: Disappearance of activist raises concern
Opposition supporters yesterday protested over the disappearance of an opposition activist,...
KyrgyzstanKYRGYZSTAN: Poverty heightens risk of instability
The United States may write off Kyrgyzstan's foreign debt if the country meets its commitments to...
KyrgyzstanRUSSIA/CIS: Nuclear terrorism is a manageable threat
It emerged yesterday that seizure by security services in Kyrgyzstan last month of what was...
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