There are many ways for a developing country to make its economy work and improve. Since Kyrgyzstan, like its neighboring countries does not have reliable natural resources such as gas, cotton fields or oil, it tries to rely on tourism as one of the maybe not fundamental, but a profitable sector of economy. Last […]
While the politicians talk and argue about policy, struggling to piece together effective democracy, life on the street goes on: people, everyday, waiting for change, and continuing to craft a living among the economic chaos and slowly crumbling soviet infrastructure. Political quarrels and corruption have left many still unemployed, lost, and without the necessary […]
Last week, information was distributed on the KelKel Yahoo mailing list about the forthcoming continuation of the trial of several of human rights activists including Valentina Gritsenko from the Oblast Human Rights Organisation Spravedlivost (”Justice”).
In light of the fact that the Kyrgyz government under Akaev was quick to use libel laws to silence opposition, […]
The IWPR has published an article entitled “New Social Policies Needed to Bridge Regional Conflicts” (Russian version here).
The report refers to information from the Foundation for Tolerance International’s Early Warning for Violence Prevention Programme. The most recent bulletin (Issue 71, May 10 -16) included information about clashes between groups of Kyrgyz youths from the […]
A New Silk Road is the title of a new film created for show at the Art Institute of Chicago by artists Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev. Unfortunately the exhibition is now finished, but it is definitely one to watch out for. The Art Institute of Chicago gives the following description of the film: […]
RIA Novosti reports that the controversy that has surrounded the Jerooy gold mine for the last year or so following the Kyrgyz government’s decision to recisind Oxus Gold’s licence in January 2006 is far from over.
It is reported that 800 people stormed the mine yesterday (May 16) demanding that it be closed in […]
Hi Everyone,
My name is Regina and I’m a PH.D. candidate at Boston Unviversity, Boston, MA, US. My main focus is on Kyrgyz language reform, planning and purism. Below is the description and preliminary results of my pilot study on Kyrgyz Russian Language Contact and Attitudes. The goal of this post is to solicit as much opinions and critique as possible.
Since the Perestroika era in Russia, many […]
13-year old Guljamal is a lively girl, who loves to jump around, dance and smash bottles, but she spends her days at home raising her younger brother. She dreams of love and a boy called Marat, but lives in a culture where many young girls are kidnapped and married to strange men.
This is the […]
