Archive for 'Kyrgyzstan'
Kyrgyzstanis face a nasty winter
The UN News Service carries this missive from officials in country warning that the situation in Kyrgyzstan is only getting worse. It may yet be a recipe for political mayhem, but it’s certainly setting the stage for an unpredictable amount of [largely preventable] human suffering.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that […]
Tags: Kyrgyzstan, Journalism, Bakiev.
Posted by Michael Hancock on November 18th, 2008
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Crisis Kyrgyzstan
Though it surprises view regular readers, the crisis in Kyrgyzstan is ramping up. EurasiaNet has two excellent stories, and I would argue the connection between them is strong enough to argue for them being one long article. The first article I’m linking covers the Energy Crisis, and the second article illustrates the most recent anti-government […]
Tags: Kyrgyzstan, Energy, Corruption.
Posted by Michael Hancock on November 18th, 2008
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Uzbek government versus the BBC
Almost a week ago the BBC carried this story concerning the latest outbreak of maternal/infant HIV, this time in Namangan, in the Ferghana Valley of eastern Uzbekistan.
The Uzbek cases were discovered in October, and have reportedly been referred to prosecutors.
But they have not been reported in the local media, which is tightly controlled by the […]
Tags: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Corruption, HIV, AIDS.
Posted by Michael Hancock on November 17th, 2008
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Winter woes - and Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan isn’t the only country looking forward to the winter with trepidation. This story from Eurasianet goes into detail regarding upcoming food shortages in Tajikistan. Economic mismanagement coupled with last year’s crippling winter weather have left the country in sad shape. While Rahmonov builds Presidential residences, the people of Tajikistan wonder what they’ll be eating […]
Tags: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Journalism.
Posted by Michael Hancock on October 7th, 2008
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Earthquakes & Elections, Reservoirs & Trouble in Kyrgyzstan
Breaking Kyrgyz Stories
Bullet List of News Items regarding earthquake in Kyrgyzstan:
New York Times: 70 Die in Kyrgyzstan Earthquake
CNN: Dozens dead in Kyrgyzstan quake
Gulf Daily News (Bahrain): Quakes kill 83 in Central Asia
AP, c/o Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune: Quakes hit Tibet, Kyrgyzstan
AP c/o AP Google: Earthquake kills at least 72 in Kyrgyzstan
Press TV (Iran): Strong […]
Tags: Kyrgyzstan, Energy, Elections, Water Management, Tulip Revolution.
Posted by Michael Hancock on October 6th, 2008
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Friction Over Manas
Kyrgyz officials have confiscated dozens of weapons from a house rented by U.S. officials in Bishkek:
Kyrgyzstan’s Interior Ministry said police seized six machine guns, 25 assault rifles, and a number of smaller firearms late on August 4 from a house rented by U.S. officials.
“Illegally possessed firearms and ammunition have been found and seized,” it said […]
Tags: Kyrgyzstan.
Posted by Joshua Foust on August 5th, 2008
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The Luli of Osh
Over at neweurasia, James has a great post on the Luli mahalla of Osh. The mahalla numbers about 3,000 people who, James notes, did not seem particularly different from others living in Osh.
In fact, the Luli we talked to even insisted that there was nothing unique about their culture, even going so far as to […]
Tags: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Language, Culture.
Posted by Nathan on August 5th, 2008
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