China was in the headlines of media dealing with Kyrgyzstan for a whole week. In this case China kept appearing in different contexts. First of all the discussion was concentrated on the issues of Kyrgyz-China negotiations that Kurmanbek Bakiev started during his two days visit to Beijing. According to RFERL Bakiev was expected to […]

Another reasonably low profile news week, so in no particular order:
The debate surrounding Russian and its status is rumbling on, with IWPR picking up the story and rightly noting that the issue is not just a largely academic debate, but one that has far more wide-reaching implications:
The recurring issue of language policy in Kyrgyzstan […]

Well, firstly, happy Revolution Day from Bishkek - seems a little incongruous as a public holiday here, but still, an extra day off isn’t something you’ll find me complaining about. Anyhow, on to what’s been happening over the last week or so, in no particular order.
Daniel Kimmage writing for RFE/RL has an article […]