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Handling terror threat in Kyrgyzstan

Posted by Yulia | in Politics | on August 30th, 2006
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This is a translation of the article posted by Alieva on the Russian version of NewEurasia.
Security services of Kyrgyzstan are afraid of another Batken war. Today they officially warned that terrorists are preparing the tactics of the “no-rules-war” aiming Kyrgyz cities and villages.
This announcement was made amidst the polemic of the Serivice of National Security […]

Week in Russian blogs.

Posted by Yulia | in Publications | on August 28th, 2006
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What follows here is roundup of the blogging activity for the past week. The posts reviewed originally appeared in Russian and were provided by NewEurasia contributors.
Alieva this week continued following the debates between secret services of Kyrgyzstan, who decided to wage war against extremists, and some of the Kyrgyz politicians accusing law enforcement […]

American Military base in Kyrgyzstan. Afterthoughts

Posted by Yulia | in Military, Politics | on August 28th, 2006
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Summer in Kyrgyzstan this year tends to be hot. Especially, in terms of political negotiations. For almost three months Kyrgyz-American relations have been balancing on the edge, full of uncertainty and suspicion about each country’s motivations and intentions. The subject of political bargaining- American military base located near the capital city, Bishkek. It has […]

Week in Russian blogs

Posted by Yulia | in Publications | on August 22nd, 2006
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What follows is a round up of the blogging activity on our Russian version of NewEurasia.Net
One of the biggest domestic political confusions of the week is covered by Alieva in her post about the book of the Kyrgyz president that was widely advertised by the pro –presidential party “Labor and Unity” as the first big […]

Kyrgyz ombudsman standing for the rights of Muslim community worldwide.

Posted by Yulia | in Opinion, Politics | on August 22nd, 2006
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American human rights advocates are probably all grieving at the moment. Kyrgyz ombudsman Tursunbai Bakir uulu called off his participation in the conference of the U.S. Ombudsman Association. The reason for Kyrgyz ombudsman to boycott the event was, in his words, the fact that American president was recently rude and politically incorrect. As Bakir […]

Economic theatre of Kyrgyzstan. Backstage.

Posted by Yulia | in Economics | on August 22nd, 2006
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This is a translation of the post that appeared earlier this week on our Russian version. Inga here is exploring causes and consequences of such a widespread Kyrgyz phenomenon as shadow economy.
Kyrgyzstan is again on alert these days. The mission of the IMF is in the country causing fears and headaches of officials in […]

5 Uzbek refugees extradited from Kyrgyzstan are now facing trial in their home country.

Posted by Yulia | in Politics | on August 22nd, 2006
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This is a translation of the article that Alieva published in Russian about the scandal that was triggered after Kyrgyzstan chose to extradite 5 Uzbek refugees, claiming their criminal ties with extremist movements.
According to “Uzreport” local prosecutors in Andijan distict of Uzbekistan are now questioning 5 Uzbek citizens who got extradited from Kyrgyzstan.
According […]

Literature as a new hobby of Kurmanbek Bakiev

Posted by Yulia | in Publications | on August 21st, 2006
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This is a translation of the post that Alieva wrote about the confusion with the first book of Kurmanbek Bakiev that was recently published in Kyrgyzstan. The original article in Russian you may find on our Russian version of NewEurasia.Net
The first book of the second president of Kyrgyzstan published last week. The title of the […]

Kyrgyzstan 15 Years On: The Day in August that Changed Everything…Forever.

Posted by Yulia | in Economics | on August 19th, 2006
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What follows is one part of a cross-blog initiative that commemorates the 1991 Moscow coup and evaluates the years in between.
An Empire Falls
August 19,1991. Soviet people are embraced by music. “Swan Lake” is being played everywhere on radio and TV, replacing all programs and newscasts.
Soviet people know that too much of classical music is […]

Kamalov killed - links with extremists alleged by law enforcement agencies

Posted by CXW | in Crime, Law and justice, Events | on August 8th, 2006
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An article in yesterday’s Vechernii Bishkek made no mention of the Imam, only noting that “3 extremists were liquidated” in the Ak-Tilek microregion of Osh and that the men killed were suspected of involvement in the attacks on border posts on May 12. Today, however, the newspaper ran a story confirming Kamalov’s death:
Witness
Well-known […]

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