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Round up of blogging activitiy in Kyrgyztan

Posted by Yulia | in Publications | on July 22nd, 2006
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Here we present a fresh version of what is being written nowadays in the blogs in Kyrgyzstan and about Kyrgyzstan. In this roundup of the blogging activities I, as always, highlight the latest articles by NewEurasia Russian version contributors and other authors writing about Kyrgyzstan.
The steamy topic of the discussions is the “officially” […]

Military base is to stay in Kyrgyzstan

Posted by Yulia | in Politics | on July 21st, 2006
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The long awaited results of the negotiations of the Kyrgyz and American sides on the Gansi military base finally got announced. It didn’t become a great surprise that America never accepted the terms Kyrgyz authorities insisted on. Though it still sounds like a bargain for both parties. According to RFERL the annual rate for […]

Two wars are being waged. Who is to win the battle?

Posted by Yulia | in Military, Politics | on July 21st, 2006
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International experts are concerned about the national security of Kyrgyzstan in the light of recent attacks of Islamic fundamentalists in the south of the country. David Hansiker, representing USAID’s committee on religion in Kyrgyzstan in his interview to 24kg. recently pointed out at the hidden danger of the growing influence of religious extremists who […]

Enjoying life in Kyrgyzstan…

Posted by Yulia | in Civil society, NGOs | on July 20th, 2006
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This is a translation of the post that originally appeared in the Russian language version of Neweurasia. The article was posted by Inga.
So, who can enjoy life in Kyrgyzstan? Most certainly disabled people fall out if the category that can afford more or least decent leaving on the ground. The state doesn’t have any consistent […]

Week in Russian blogs

Posted by Yulia | in Publications | on July 15th, 2006
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Here we present an overview of the blogging activity and forum discussions in Russian in Kyrgyzstan for the last week.
Let us start with Neweurasia. Inga is posing a question that for the latest several months already became a rhetoric one- should Kyrgyzstan become a member of HIPIC. This abbreviation stands for the […]

Spy scandal in KG zone

Posted by Yulia | in Opinion, Politics | on July 13th, 2006
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One would hardly believe that but there is a spy scandal unfolding on the ground. Two American diplomats got extradited from Kyrgyzstan for allegedly close ties with representatives of local NGOs and leaders of the civil society.
Sources form Kyrgyz secret services in the interview to the agency Aki Press stated that Americans were affiliated […]

Political pleasures. Hollywood style.

Posted by Yulia | in Rumours, rumours... | on July 10th, 2006
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Let’s take a break and stop talking about politics. It’s summer, it’s hot and everyone wants to relax. So let us instead talk about politicians.
To be more precise about the normal life pleasures of normal Kyrgyz politicians. And let this piece be qualified as a rumor. It’s summer, after all.
So the main news […]

Ministerial scandal

Posted by Yulia | in Rumours, rumours... | on July 5th, 2006
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This is a translation of the article that appeared in the Russian version of our blog. The post was submitted by Alieva. She narrates on the recent confusion that was caused by Kyrgyz officials who tend to really misbehave abroad.

Kurmanbek Bakiev last week expressed his dissatisfaction with the work of the members of the government […]

Who is to stay in Kyrgyzstan?

Posted by Yulia | in Comment | on July 5th, 2006
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One of the recently issues decrees of the president Vladimir Putin aimed at stimulating Russian nationals to come back to the Russian Federation again raised concers about the future prospects of Kyrgyzstan labor market as well as about the overall future of the country. According to local analysts a new wave of migration […]

More on the issue of squatters in Bishkek

Posted by Yulia | in Society, Protests | on July 3rd, 2006
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The question of whether Bishkek to suffocate in the circle of new settlements is being actively disscussed at the diesel forum. Those living in Bishkek seem to be reacting on the issue of squatters in one accord expressing their fears and frustration. Read more here.

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