This is a translation of the post by Mirsulzhan, that originally appeared on the Russian version of neweurasia.
On the first day of the protests - participants slept in tents. They didn’t very much participated in the protest action. Today, it was possible to observe some idle participants being active. The quantity of protesters was almost […]

This is a translation of the post by Mirsulzhan, that originally appeared on the Russian version of neweurasia.
My teacher on political forecasting believes that “meetings will be finished, as people have not supported Kulov’s team”. You (my teacher) are not forecaster. It seems to me, that meetings will continue and from now on the quantity […]

Unlike yesterday, today the situation was not so tense. I am glad to the fact that there were not any riots or disorders during the night, as it was on March 24, 2005, though there are rumors that some disorder has occurred among the protesters because of the lack of food and sleeping mattresses. […]

The first day of the protests in Bishkek has passed. Despite the predictions of many people, the day passed comparatively peacefully, without any serious incidents, though the situation during the whole day was really tense. As Mirsulzhan reports, people really don’t know what they are struggling for. They are told that they live in […]

Kyrgyzstan is commemorating the anniversary of the tragic events in Aksy, when 5 people were shot dead by security forces in the south of Kyrgyzstan. 5 years is not such a big term in the historical context, but according to a number of Kyrgyz newsmakers, this anniversary is to become a milestone in the […]

This is a translation of the article that Mirsulzhan Namazaliev wrote for the Russian version of neweurasia.
Someone recently told me: “I hope that this spring Kyrgyzstan will not be on front pages of world newspapers because of the new unrest”.My reply to that was: “We’ll, probably, be featured not only be leading news outlets but […]

Not that I was very surprised by the announcement that on the day before the end of 2006 yet another constitution was adopted by the Kyrgyz parliament. Common sense was something that Kyrgyz MP’s have not been employing for months. May be, for a change, they decided to do it and voted for the […]

This is a translation of the analysis that Inga posted on Russian neweurasia. She explains in details who benefited from adopting new Kyrgyz Constitution.
New Constitution is adopted in Kyrgyzstan. This fact is cheered by everyone, including the people, the president and the parliament. Crowds of former protesters greeted new constitution with fireworks, the White House […]

New Constitution of Kyrgyzstan was tailored literally within 2 nights. Amidst the public disturbance caused by the opposition rally in the capital city Bishkek Kyrgyz president chose to compromise with opposition and signed the draft of the Constitution that restricts his power dramatically.
The parliament voted for the new Constitution late at night. It […]

7th of November is a public holiday in Kyrgyzstan. It marks the day of the Great October Revolution back in 1917 when the tsarist regime in Russian Empire was overthrown and replaced by Bolsheviks.
Ironically enough this day is said to mark a beginning of a new epoch in Kyrgyzstan. After an emergency session gathered […]