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What Happened Between Russian Airbase and Kyrgyz Militia?

Posted by Elena Skochilo | in Scandal, International Relations, Militia, Crime, Events, Politics | on April 23rd, 2008
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The Kyrgyz-Russian relationships can be darkened by the recent April 20th incident in Kant, location of the Russian airbase.
A 24-year Russian citizen, Maksim Zotov, was seriously wounded by the Kyrgyz militia officials. Mr. Zotov serves as deputy chief of the Russian airbase financial department.
According to the facts, provided by Russian Embassy, the event […]

Hate crimes in Russia

Posted by Asel | in Crime, Society | on February 16th, 2008
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Really sad to inform, but during the last month five Kyrgyzstani were murdered in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation. As Jamiyat notes in his post “Uzbeks most attacked in Russia”, Moscow and Saint-Petersburg do remain the major hotspots for hate crime. In the official note of the Kyrgyz Embassy in Russia to Russian Ministry of […]

Road accident with shooting in Bishkek

Posted by Akbalta | in City life, Crime | on January 24th, 2008
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Almost all people in former soviet cities know and use the services of public transportation of minibuses known as “marshrutka”. In Bishkek it has become a big headache for everyone, including other drivers, traffic inspection, urban authorities, and etc. In Internet, especially in RU-zone, one can find quite a few jokes about marshrutka. Nevertheless, […]

Investigation into the death of Alisher Saipov

Posted by Asel | in Crime, Human Rights, Opinion | on November 4th, 2007
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After the death of famous journalist Alisher Saipov, the Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted an investigation and searched Osh office of Alisher Saipov and came to conclusion that he was in some kind of relationship with religious extremists and the Uzbek opposition. According to the law enforcement bodies, Alisher Saipov harbored Kabul Parpiev, leader of […]

Alisher Saipov is killed!

Posted by Freeblogger | in Media, Crime, Society | on October 24th, 2007
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Sad news. Alisher Saipov, a famous journalist based in Osh city, southern Kyrgyzstan, is killed! He was shot three times from a gun, either a pistol or submachine gun. According to Ferghana.ru News Agency, where Alisher Saipov had worked for many year, the murder happened today, October 24, at about 19:30 next to the […]

School Crimes

Posted by Asel | in City life, Crime, Society, Youth | on September 18th, 2007
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The number of video files showing the violence among teenagers in schools is growing. These video clips are recorded on mobile phones in schools and shared among pupils, and some can be watched on www.video.kg website, a YouTube analog in Kyrgyzstan. The school violence among teenagers, including boys and girls, has become a serious […]

Spy-lady in the Kyrgyz parliament

Posted by Asel | in Crime, Parliament, Society, Opinion, Politics | on June 23rd, 2007
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Kyrgyz parliament’s press service worker was detained two days ago in Bishkek while handing over secret information. Jyparkul Arykova, a senior consultant of parliament’s press service, is believed to be spying, but according to some officials in the parliament, the information that press service receives is checked very thoroughly by a large number of […]

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:
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