The other day I realized once again that pluralism exists in Kyrgyzstan. Professional PR, though, doesn’t. There are even no adequate PR specialists that could serve high officials. So, on the one hand, there are reasons to cheer the freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan, on the other-there is an urge to deplore the lack […]

This is a translation of the article that Inga posted on Russian neweurasia
This upcoming November can bring lots of investments to Kyrgyzstan. I’m sure you are surprised. Amidst the speculations about the potential danger of the opposition rally on November 2 it sounds really unlikely that foreign entrepreneurs would dare investing money into such unstable […]

Last week I attended a big conference that OSCE annually stages in Central Asia. These conferences mainly deal with the state of mass media in respective countries. No doubt, that freedom of the press is among the major issues of concern for OSCE, especially when it comes to the blacklisted countries where journalism appears […]

This idea has always been in the air. Russia, has always been considered as a Big Brother of Kyrgyzstan in spite of sporadic outbursts of nationalism, claiming uniqueness and independence of the Kyrgyz statehood. Discussions about re-entering Russian Federation has been partly a joke, partly a provocation, but the frequency of this discussions can […]

Well, actually there are now less than 5 days left. The Civil Society Forum gathered in Bishkek last week.The gathering was very intense, with participants being extremely firm and uncompromising about their demands to the president and the government of the country.
Though, it should be emphasized that the meeting became a precedent in […]

This is a translation of the article that Inga posted on Russian neweurasia.
One more big PR campaign has recently started in Kyrgyzstan. This time it is all about changing public opinion about the fact that Kyrgyzstan is about to enter the club of the poorest nations on the globe, HIPIC. After becoming a member, […]

Here we provide you with an update on the blogging activity in the blogsphere of Kyrgyzstan during the past week.
One of the widely discussed issues in Kyrgyzstan was the decision of the Central Election Committee (CEC) to cancel the parliamentary mandate of 2 MPs: Murat Malabaev and Aydar Akaev. In the case of […]

The rumor that stirred public minds last week in Kyrgyzstan: authorities in Balykchy city (Issik Kul district) decided to erect a monument in remembrance of the criminal Ryspek Akmatbaev, who was killed on May 10th near the capital city Bishkek.
The information about the decision of local authorities was published in several respected Kyrgyz newspapers […]

Once again the government of Kyrgyzstan rejected the petition issued by the Muslim NGO «Mutakalim». In their letter to the prime minister of the country activists of the NGO were demanding to allow Muslim women to wear their headscarves when being photographed for ID cards and passports. In its interview to RFERL one of […]

This is a translation of the article that Inga posted on the Russian version of neweurasia.
On the 10th of October the day of mental health is traditionally celebrated worldwide. On the very same day in Kyrgyzstan it was officially announced that the upcoming month would be devoted to fighting psychosis and depressions among the […]